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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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MARIA K WALKER
Listed Specialty: Optometrist
4901 CALHOUN RD, RM 2107, HOUSTON, TX, 77204-2020
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MARIA WALKER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
74
payments
$34,101
payment total
9
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 |
|---|---|---|
Consulting |
13 | $22,320 |
Travel and Lodging |
29 | $7,661 |
Food and Beverage |
29 | $2,270 |
Promotional Speaking/Other |
3 | $1,850 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
DAILIES |
device |
$23,611 |
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$9,397 |
ZEN LENS |
device |
$215 |
PHOTREXA |
drug |
$158 |
ACUVUE |
device |
$149 |
AIR OPTIX |
device |
$133 |
XIIDRA |
drug |
$100 |
ACRYSOF |
device |
$100 |
ALDEN SOFT IRREGULAR |
device |
$90 |
BIOFINITY CONTACT LENS |
device |
$75 |
NON-PRODUCT BRAND SPECIFIC |
device |
$70 |
CLARITI CONTACT LENS |
device |
$50 |
CONTACT LENS |
device |
$25 |
DUETTE CONTACT LENSES |
device |
$19 |
| † 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2018 | $3,975 | DAILIES | Consulting | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Apr 11, 2018 | $3,975 | DAILIES | Consulting | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Mar 22, 2018 | $2,915 | DAILIES | Consulting | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Oct 17, 2018 | $2,385 | DAILIES | Consulting | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Mar 12, 2018 | $2,385 | DAILIES | Consulting | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Aug 12, 2018 | $2,385 | DAILIES | Consulting | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| May 2, 2018 | $1,725 | DAILIES | Promotional Speaking/Other | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Mar 27, 2018 | $1,500 | No Listed Product | Consulting | BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Jun 26, 2018 | $1,500 | No Listed Product | Consulting | BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Feb 20, 2018 | $1,050 | No Listed Product | Consulting | BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Apr 24, 2018 | $923 | DAILIES | Travel and Lodging | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Mar 27, 2018 | $710 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Mar 19, 2018 | $457 | DAILIES | Travel and Lodging | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Jun 26, 2018 | $444 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Apr 5, 2018 | $436 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Apr 5, 2018 | $428 | DAILIES | Travel and Lodging | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Feb 22, 2018 | $394 | DAILIES | Travel and Lodging | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Oct 4, 2018 | $317 | DAILIES | Travel and Lodging | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Feb 22, 2018 | $311 | DAILIES | Travel and Lodging | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Aug 23, 2018 | $286 | DAILIES | Travel and Lodging | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Aug 9, 2018 | $271 | DAILIES | Travel and Lodging | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Apr 6, 2018 | $228 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Mar 19, 2018 | $228 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Mar 19, 2018 | $223 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Aug 24, 2018 | $223 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Aug 9, 2018 | $218 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Aug 23, 2018 | $218 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Oct 4, 2018 | $218 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Apr 24, 2018 | $217 | DAILIES | Travel and Lodging | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Mar 19, 2018 | $215 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Oct 4, 2018 | $213 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Feb 22, 2018 | $213 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Apr 5, 2018 | $212 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Aug 9, 2018 | $178 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Aug 24, 2018 | $177 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Aug 23, 2018 | $152 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Aug 23, 2018 | $144 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Feb 22, 2018 | $135 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Jul 27, 2018 | $123 | PHOTREXA | Food and Beverage | AVEDRO INC. | |
| Aug 9, 2018 | $121 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Feb 22, 2018 | $119 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Apr 24, 2018 | $118 | DAILIES | Food and Beverage | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Oct 4, 2018 | $114 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Mar 14, 2018 | $105 | ZEN LENS | Food and Beverage | BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Apr 30, 2018 | $100 | XIIDRA | Food and Beverage | SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC | |
| Jan 8, 2018 | $90 | ALDEN SOFT IRREGULAR ZEN LENS | Food and Beverage | BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Apr 5, 2018 | $85 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Aug 24, 2018 | $79 | No Listed Product | Travel and Lodging | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Feb 21, 2018 | $75 | ACUVUE | Consulting | JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC. | |
| Feb 21, 2018 | $75 | AIR OPTIX | Promotional Speaking/Other | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | Wink Productions |
| Feb 15, 2018 | $75 | BIOFINITY CONTACT LENS | Consulting | COOPERVISION INC. | |
| Jan 24, 2018 | $70 | NON-PRODUCT BRAND SPECIFIC | Food and Beverage | COOPERVISION INC. | |
| Jan 27, 2018 | $55 | ACRYSOF | Food and Beverage | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Jun 14, 2018 | $50 | ACUVUE | Consulting | JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC. | |
| Jun 14, 2018 | $50 | AIR OPTIX | Promotional Speaking/Other | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | Wink Productions |
| Jun 13, 2018 | $50 | CLARITI CONTACT LENS | Consulting | COOPERVISION INC. | |
| Apr 29, 2018 | $45 | ACRYSOF | Food and Beverage | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | Ralph Stone |
| Oct 5, 2018 | $39 | DAILIES | Travel and Lodging | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Jan 9, 2018 | $35 | PHOTREXA | Food and Beverage | AVEDRO INC. | |
| Jun 26, 2018 | $34 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Aug 9, 2018 | $32 | DAILIES | Food and Beverage | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Dec 13, 2018 | $25 | CONTACT LENS | Food and Beverage | ABB CON-CISE OPTICAL GROUP LLC | |
| Apr 25, 2018 | $25 | DAILIES | Travel and Lodging | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Apr 24, 2018 | $22 | DAILIES | Travel and Lodging | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Aug 10, 2018 | $21 | DAILIES | Travel and Lodging | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Oct 4, 2018 | $20 | ZEN LENS | Food and Beverage | BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| May 17, 2018 | $19 | DUETTE CONTACT LENSES | Food and Beverage | SYNERGEYES, INC. | |
| Mar 6, 2018 | $16 | ACUVUE | Food and Beverage | JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC. | |
| Feb 15, 2018 | $13 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | VISIONEERING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | |
| Apr 24, 2018 | $5 | DAILIES | Food and Beverage | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Jun 14, 2018 | $5 | AIR OPTIX | Food and Beverage | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | Wink Productions |
| Jun 14, 2018 | $5 | ACUVUE | Food and Beverage | JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC. | |
| Feb 21, 2018 | $3 | ACUVUE | Food and Beverage | JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC. | |
| Feb 21, 2018 | $3 | AIR OPTIX | Food and Beverage | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | Wink Productions |
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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.