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AMI A EPSTEIN
Listed Specialty: Optometrist
2206 CAHABA VALLEY DR, SUITE B, BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35242-2666
DR. AMI EPSTEIN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
24
payments
$1,189
payment total
7
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 |
19 | $939 |
Consulting |
3 | $150 |
Promotional Speaking/Other |
2 | $100 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
ULTRA |
device |
$294 |
ACUVUE |
device |
$209 |
BIOTRUE |
device |
$198 |
BIOTRUE ONE DAY |
device |
$198 |
DAILIES |
device |
$172 |
XIIDRA |
drug |
$172 |
COMBIGAN |
drug |
$124 |
LUMIGAN |
drug |
$124 |
AIR OPTIX |
device |
$108 |
BIOFINITY CONTACT LENS |
device |
$50 |
LATANOPROSTENE BUNOD |
drug |
$44 |
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$16 |
| † 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2018 | $125 | BIOTRUE ULTRA BIOTRUE ONE DAY | Food and Beverage | BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Oct 25, 2018 | $124 | LUMIGAN COMBIGAN | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| May 10, 2018 | $117 | XIIDRA | Food and Beverage | SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC | |
| Feb 7, 2018 | $102 | ACUVUE | Food and Beverage | JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC. | |
| Dec 14, 2018 | $90 | DAILIES | Food and Beverage | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Jul 25, 2018 | $88 | ULTRA | Food and Beverage | BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Mar 6, 2018 | $82 | DAILIES | Food and Beverage | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | |
| Apr 5, 2018 | $73 | BIOTRUE ULTRA BIOTRUE ONE DAY | Food and Beverage | BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Sep 17, 2018 | $50 | AIR OPTIX | Promotional Speaking/Other | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | Wink Productions |
| Sep 17, 2018 | $50 | ACUVUE | Consulting | JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC. | |
| Sep 13, 2018 | $50 | BIOFINITY CONTACT LENS | Consulting | COOPERVISION INC. | |
| Nov 5, 2018 | $50 | AIR OPTIX | Promotional Speaking/Other | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | Wink Productions |
| Nov 5, 2018 | $50 | ACUVUE | Consulting | JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC. | |
| Mar 6, 2018 | $44 | LATANOPROSTENE BUNOD | Food and Beverage | BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Nov 26, 2018 | $17 | XIIDRA | Food and Beverage | SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC | |
| May 10, 2018 | $16 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | VISIONEERING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | |
| Jun 6, 2018 | $14 | XIIDRA | Food and Beverage | SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC | |
| Jul 11, 2018 | $13 | XIIDRA | Food and Beverage | SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC | |
| Sep 18, 2018 | $10 | XIIDRA | Food and Beverage | SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC | |
| Apr 12, 2018 | $9 | ULTRA | Food and Beverage | BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| Sep 17, 2018 | $4 | AIR OPTIX | Food and Beverage | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | Wink Productions |
| Sep 17, 2018 | $4 | ACUVUE | Food and Beverage | JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC. | |
| Nov 5, 2018 | $4 | ACUVUE | Food and Beverage | JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC. | |
| Nov 5, 2018 | $4 | AIR OPTIX | Food and Beverage | ALCON LABORATORIES INC | Wink Productions |
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.