Dollars for Docs

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This database was last updated in October 2019 and should only be used as a historical snapshot. Newer data is available at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Open Payments site.

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ALEX MARSHALKOVICH

Listed Specialty: Optometrist

6309 N LINCOLN AVE, CHICAGO, IL, 60659-1203

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DR. ALEX MARSHALKOVICH,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

Data for this year is as provided by the federal government.

2015 Payments At a Glance

3

payments

$346

payment total

3

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments in 2015

Category	Payments	Payment Value
Food and Beverage	3	$346

Drugs & Devices in 2015

Totals listed below account for all payments from that mention this product. Beginning in 2016, the government began classifying products as drugs, devices, biologics or medical supplies. Below, you will see drugs (drugs and biologics) and devices (devices and medical supplies). If a payment record mentions more than one product, the entire value will be included in each of those products. When no products are listed, they are not included in the list below.

This physician does not have any payments relating to a specific drug or device for this year.

Product Name	Product Type	Payments†
CVI Contact Lens	Device	$180
Soft Contact Lenses	Device	$98
Optics	Device	$69
† May not add up to dollar total at top of page, since a payment record may not be associated with any product or can be associated with several products.

Payment Details in 2015

When	How Much	Related To	What For	From
Jul 29, 2015	$180	CVI Contact Lens	Food and Beverage	COOPERVISION INC.
Aug 26, 2015	$98	Soft Contact Lenses	Food and Beverage	JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Nov 1, 2015	$69	Optics	Food and Beverage	ABBOTT LABORATORIES

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Note: We have made some effort to normalize the data and eliminate duplicates, but the data is primarily as it has been reported by the companies to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. To purchase the normalized data, please visit the ProPublica Data Store. If you spot an error, please let us know at [email protected].

This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.