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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.

MICHAEL A SAMUELS
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MICHAEL A SAMUELS

Listed Specialty: Optometrist
229 CROSSROADS BLVD, CARY, NC, 27518-6893
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DR. MICHAEL SAMUELS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

19

payments

$405

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
17 $330
Gift
1 $50
Consulting
1 $25

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
XIIDRA

drug

$194
CONTACT LENS

device

$88
ULTRA

device

$55
ISTENT INJECT TRABECULAR MICRO-BYPASS STENT SYSTEM

device

$27
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$18
AVENOVA

device

$12
DAILIES

device

$11
† 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
Mar 26, 2018 $106 XIIDRA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Dec 11, 2018 $55 ULTRA Food and Beverage BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Dec 7, 2018 $50 CONTACT LENS Gift ABB CON-CISE OPTICAL GROUP LLC
Sep 18, 2018 $27 ISTENT INJECT TRABECULAR MICRO-BYPASS STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage GLAUKOS CORPORATION
Dec 13, 2018 $25 CONTACT LENS Consulting ABB CON-CISE OPTICAL GROUP LLC
Oct 30, 2018 $23 XIIDRA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Jan 16, 2018 $20 XIIDRA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Jul 31, 2018 $17 XIIDRA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Dec 18, 2018 $13 CONTACT LENS Food and Beverage ABB CON-CISE OPTICAL GROUP LLC
Nov 27, 2018 $11 No Listed Product Food and Beverage VISIONEERING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Jun 27, 2018 $11 DAILIES Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
May 29, 2018 $10 XIIDRA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Apr 24, 2018 $7 XIIDRA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Dec 7, 2018 $7 No Listed Product Food and Beverage VISIONEERING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $6 XIIDRA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Aug 30, 2018 $5 XIIDRA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Jun 4, 2018 $4 AVENOVA Food and Beverage NOVABAY PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jun 17, 2018 $4 AVENOVA Food and Beverage NOVABAY PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Dec 24, 2018 $4 AVENOVA Food and Beverage NOVABAY PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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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.