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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.

BENJAMIN D INGRAM
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BENJAMIN D INGRAM

Listed Specialty: Optometrist
4406-A FOREST DRIVE, SUITE 1, COLUMBIA, SC, 29206
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DR. BENJAMIN INGRAM,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

16

payments

$703

payment total

3

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
15 $453
Promotional Speaking/Other
1 $250

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

$600
SYSTANE

drug

$118
AIR OPTIX

device

$92
TECNIS MULTIFOCAL FAMILY OF 1-PIECE IOLS

device

$92
CONTACT LENS

device

$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
Jan 9, 2018 $250 DAILIES Promotional Speaking/Other ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Apr 25, 2018 $92 TECNIS MULTIFOCAL FAMILY OF 1-PIECE IOLS Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $74 SYSTANE DAILIES AIR OPTIX Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Apr 20, 2018 $48 DAILIES Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Feb 7, 2018 $40 DAILIES Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Jul 18, 2018 $37 DAILIES Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
May 9, 2018 $34 SYSTANE DAILIES Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Oct 25, 2018 $24 DAILIES Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Apr 17, 2018 $19 DAILIES AIR OPTIX Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Jun 21, 2018 $18 DAILIES Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Aug 23, 2018 $16 DAILIES Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Dec 10, 2018 $12 CONTACT LENS Food and Beverage ABB CON-CISE OPTICAL GROUP LLC
Jun 21, 2018 $11 DAILIES Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Jun 22, 2018 $11 DAILIES Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Aug 28, 2018 $10 SYSTANE DAILIES Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Jul 19, 2018 $6 DAILIES Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.