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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.

SURENDAR DWARAKANATHAN
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SURENDAR DWARAKANATHAN

Listed Specialty: Ophthalmology
320 W US HIGHWAY 30, SCHERERVILLE, IN, 46375-1856
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SURENDAR DWARAKANATHAN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

20

payments

$2,619

payment total

6

companies paid this doctor

Payment Calendar in 2018

This doctor received a payment on days in 2018.

Each box below represents a single day during the disclosure period. A gray box indicates no payments. The darker the color, the more payments a doctor received that day.

2018

Types of Payments in 2018

Category Payments Payment Value
Food and Beverage
 18 $1,144
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $875
Consulting
 1 $600

Drugs & Devices in 2018

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.

Product Name Product Type Payments†
ENVISTA

device

 $1,194
LOTEMAX

drug

 $887
PROLENSA

drug

 $887
STELLARIS PC

device

 $875
VICTUS

device

 $875
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $694
ACRYSOF

device

 $247
TECNIS MULTIFOCAL FAMILY OF 1-PIECE IOLS

device

 $198
ISTENT INJECT TRABECULAR MICRO-BYPASS STENT SYSTEM

device

 $150
AKREOS MICS

device

 $81
SOFPORT AO

device

 $81
STELLARIS

device

 $81
PHOTREXA

drug

 $81
DUREZOL

drug

 $43
SIMBRINZA

drug

 $43
ALREX

drug

 $12
BEPREVE

drug

 $12
† 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 2018

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Feb 8, 2018 $875 LOTEMAX PROLENSA STELLARIS PC VICTUS ENVISTA Promotional Speaking/Other BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC Illinois Society of Eye Physicians
Jan 16, 2018 $600 No Listed Product Consulting ALCON LABORATORIES INC Phillips Medisize
Oct 22, 2018 $122 ENVISTA Food and Beverage BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
May 7, 2018 $112 ACRYSOF Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Nov 7, 2018 $104 ACRYSOF Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Nov 8, 2018 $94 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Oct 23, 2018 $80 ISTENT INJECT TRABECULAR MICRO-BYPASS STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage GLAUKOS CORPORATION
Oct 17, 2018 $79 TECNIS MULTIFOCAL FAMILY OF 1-PIECE IOLS Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC.
Dec 12, 2018 $76 TECNIS MULTIFOCAL FAMILY OF 1-PIECE IOLS Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC.
May 23, 2018 $70 ISTENT INJECT TRABECULAR MICRO-BYPASS STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage GLAUKOS CORPORATION
Mar 2, 2018 $58 PHOTREXA Food and Beverage AVEDRO INC.
Nov 19, 2018 $58 ENVISTA Food and Beverage BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Nov 19, 2018 $58 ENVISTA Food and Beverage BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Dec 5, 2018 $43 TECNIS MULTIFOCAL FAMILY OF 1-PIECE IOLS Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC.
Feb 3, 2018 $43 DUREZOL SIMBRINZA Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jan 2, 2018 $41 AKREOS MICS STELLARIS SOFPORT AO ENVISTA Food and Beverage BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Jan 2, 2018 $41 AKREOS MICS STELLARIS SOFPORT AO ENVISTA Food and Beverage BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Jan 26, 2018 $30 ACRYSOF Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Oct 10, 2018 $22 PHOTREXA Food and Beverage AVEDRO INC.
May 15, 2018 $12 PROLENSA BEPREVE ALREX LOTEMAX Food and Beverage BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.