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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.

KARL C BENTLEY
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KARL C BENTLEY

Listed Specialty: Ophthalmology
1519 E 6TH ST, WESLACO, TX, 78596-6605
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DR. KARL BENTLEY,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

10

payments

$309

payment total

6

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
10 $309

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
CENTURION

device

$116
ACRYSOF

device

$84
ORA

device

$45
RESTOR

device

$45
VERION

device

$45
DUREZOL

drug

$27
CYPASS

device

$21
BESIVANCE

drug

$20
VYZULTA

drug

$20
ZYLET

drug

$20
PROKERA

device

$16
AMNIOGRAFT

device

$16
AMNIOGUARD

device

$16
COMBIGAN

drug

$14
XIIDRA

drug

$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
May 8, 2018 $84 ACRYSOF Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Mar 22, 2018 $71 CENTURION Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Jan 15, 2018 $45 CENTURION ORA RESTOR VERION Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Jul 12, 2018 $21 CYPASS Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Aug 13, 2018 $20 VYZULTA ZYLET BESIVANCE Food and Beverage BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Nov 19, 2018 $16 PROKERA AMNIOGRAFT AMNIOGUARD Food and Beverage TISSUETECH, INC.
Aug 10, 2018 $15 DUREZOL Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Nov 15, 2018 $14 COMBIGAN Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $13 DUREZOL Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jan 22, 2018 $11 XIIDRA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.