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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.

GEORGE F ALBERS
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GEORGE F ALBERS

Listed Specialty: Obstetrics
2450 NORTHPARK, SUITE A, COLUMBUS, IN, 47203
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MR. GEORGE ALBERS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

13

payments

$275

payment total

9

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
 12 $263
Education
 1 $12

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†
DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $81
GENESYS

device

 $35
EXPAREL

drug

 $31
GARDASIL

drug

 $29
NEXPLANON

drug

 $29
MYOSURE MANUAL

device

 $18
NOVASURE ADVANCED

device

 $18
FLUENT

device

 $17
NOVASURE

device

 $17
OMNI

device

 $17
DERMABOND PORTFOLIO

device

 $15
SURGICEL FAMILY OF ABSORBABLE HEMOSTATS

device

 $15
NUVARING

drug

 $14
ORILISSA

drug

 $13
SYMPHION

device

 $12
INTRAROSA

drug

 $12
KYLEENA

drug

 $11
MIRENA

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
Nov 30, 2018 $81 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Nov 26, 2018 $35 GENESYS Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 28, 2018 $18 EXPAREL Food and Beverage PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
Jul 16, 2018 $18 MYOSURE MANUAL NOVASURE ADVANCED Food and Beverage HOLOGIC, LLC
Nov 19, 2018 $17 OMNI NOVASURE FLUENT Food and Beverage HOLOGIC, LLC
Sep 17, 2018 $16 NEXPLANON GARDASIL Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Sep 25, 2018 $15 SURGICEL FAMILY OF ABSORBABLE HEMOSTATS DERMABOND PORTFOLIO Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Jan 8, 2018 $14 EXPAREL Food and Beverage PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
Mar 28, 2018 $14 NUVARING NEXPLANON GARDASIL Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Oct 1, 2018 $13 ORILISSA Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Apr 25, 2018 $12 SYMPHION Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Apr 23, 2018 $12 INTRAROSA Education AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Nov 12, 2018 $11 KYLEENA MIRENA Food and Beverage BAYER HEALTHCARE 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.