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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.

LAEL E FORBES
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LAEL E FORBES

Listed Specialty: Surgery
1000 SOUTH AVE, ROCHESTER, NY, 14620-2733
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DR. LAEL FORBES,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

9

payments

$1,051

payment total

4

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
 3 $675
Food and Beverage
 6 $376

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

 $675
IDRIVE ULTRA

device

 $129
OZEMPIC

drug

 $125
SEAMGUARD BIOABSORBABLE STAPLE LINE REINFORCEMENT

device

 $55
AUTOSONIX

device

 $24
DEXIDE

device

 $23
ENDO GIA

device

 $20
† 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
Jul 11, 2018 $275 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other RESHAPE LIFESCIENCES INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $225 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other RESHAPE LIFESCIENCES INC.
Nov 28, 2018 $175 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other RESHAPE LIFESCIENCES INC.
Aug 30, 2018 $129 IDRIVE ULTRA Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Nov 15, 2018 $125 OZEMPIC Food and Beverage NOVO NORDISK INC
Dec 12, 2018 $55 SEAMGUARD BIOABSORBABLE STAPLE LINE REINFORCEMENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $24 AUTOSONIX Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Apr 16, 2018 $23 DEXIDE Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Jan 18, 2018 $20 ENDO GIA Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.