Dollars for Docs

How Industry Dollars Reach Your Doctors

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.

ROBERT RITCH
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ROBERT RITCH

Listed Specialty: Ophthalmology
310 E 14TH ST, NEW YORK, NY, 10003-4201
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ROBERT RITCH,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

6

payments

$5,603

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
Promotional Speaking/Other
1 $5,285
Food and Beverage
5 $318

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
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$5,285
XIIDRA

drug

$170
RHOPRESSA

drug

$148
† 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
Dec 31, 2018 $5,285 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other NIDEK CO., LTD.
May 3, 2018 $145 XIIDRA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Nov 1, 2018 $125 RHOPRESSA Food and Beverage AERIE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $25 XIIDRA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Aug 14, 2018 $12 RHOPRESSA Food and Beverage AERIE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $11 RHOPRESSA Food and Beverage AERIE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.