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PAULA R NEWSOME
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PAULA R NEWSOME

Listed Specialty: Optometrist
1016 S CHURCH ST, CHARLOTTE, NC, 28203-4002
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DR. PAULA NEWSOME,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

59

payments

$12,166

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
Promotional Speaking/Other
 4 $5,300
Travel and Lodging
 14 $2,940
Consulting
 1 $2,170
Food and Beverage
 40 $1,756

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†
ACUVUE

device

 $7,069
XIIDRA

drug

 $2,750
BIOTRUE

device

 $1,348
ULTRA

device

 $1,348
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $697
OPD-III

device

 $205
LUMIGAN

drug

 $30
RHOPRESSA

drug

 $22
BESIVANCE

drug

 $19
VYZULTA

drug

 $19
ZYLET

drug

 $19
TRAVATAN Z

drug

 $14
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
Apr 6, 2018 $3,400 ACUVUE Promotional Speaking/Other JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC. Advantage Vision Ctr
Jul 16, 2018 $2,170 XIIDRA Consulting SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Feb 22, 2018 $1,108 ACUVUE Travel and Lodging JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $1,000 ACUVUE Promotional Speaking/Other JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC. Advantage Vision Ctr
May 18, 2018 $714 BIOTRUE ULTRA Travel and Lodging BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Jun 5, 2018 $450 ACUVUE Promotional Speaking/Other JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC. Advantage Vision Ctr
Dec 5, 2018 $450 ACUVUE Promotional Speaking/Other JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC. Advantage Vision Ctr
Jun 24, 2018 $242 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Apr 25, 2018 $205 OPD-III Food and Beverage MARCO OPHTHALMIC, INC.
May 18, 2018 $177 BIOTRUE ULTRA Travel and Lodging BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Jun 24, 2018 $154 XIIDRA Travel and Lodging SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
May 18, 2018 $149 BIOTRUE ULTRA Travel and Lodging BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Feb 22, 2018 $125 ACUVUE Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
May 18, 2018 $125 BIOTRUE ULTRA Travel and Lodging BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
May 9, 2018 $123 ACUVUE Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
May 16, 2018 $120 No Listed Product Food and Beverage KONAN MEDICAL USA, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $117 XIIDRA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Apr 18, 2018 $114 XIIDRA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Aug 28, 2018 $114 ACUVUE Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Sep 22, 2018 $105 No Listed Product Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Jun 24, 2018 $101 No Listed Product Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
May 18, 2018 $59 BIOTRUE ULTRA Travel and Lodging BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
May 18, 2018 $56 BIOTRUE ULTRA Travel and Lodging BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Apr 6, 2018 $56 ACUVUE Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC. Advantage Vision Ctr
Jun 24, 2018 $55 XIIDRA Travel and Lodging SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Jun 24, 2018 $50 No Listed Product Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
May 18, 2018 $49 BIOTRUE ULTRA Travel and Lodging BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Oct 23, 2018 $39 ACUVUE Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Jun 23, 2018 $37 ACUVUE Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Jun 24, 2018 $30 No Listed Product Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Jun 24, 2018 $28 XIIDRA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Jun 26, 2018 $26 ACUVUE Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Feb 19, 2018 $24 XIIDRA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Feb 22, 2018 $23 ACUVUE Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $22 ACUVUE Travel and Lodging JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC. Advantage Vision Ctr
Aug 2, 2018 $22 RHOPRESSA Food and Beverage AERIE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $21 ACUVUE Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Jan 16, 2018 $19 VYZULTA BESIVANCE ZYLET Food and Beverage BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Jun 7, 2018 $19 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $19 ACUVUE Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
May 18, 2018 $18 BIOTRUE ULTRA Travel and Lodging BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Jun 25, 2018 $18 XIIDRA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Sep 26, 2018 $16 XIIDRA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Apr 17, 2018 $16 XIIDRA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Mar 9, 2018 $15 LUMIGAN Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $15 ACUVUE Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Jun 24, 2018 $15 No Listed Product Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Oct 3, 2018 $15 LUMIGAN Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jun 24, 2018 $15 No Listed Product Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Aug 29, 2018 $14 TRAVATAN Z Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Mar 6, 2018 $14 XIIDRA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Dec 21, 2018 $12 CONTACT LENS Food and Beverage ABB CON-CISE OPTICAL GROUP LLC
Jun 24, 2018 $12 XIIDRA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Apr 6, 2018 $12 ACUVUE Travel and Lodging JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC. Advantage Vision Ctr
Feb 22, 2018 $12 ACUVUE Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $11 ACUVUE Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $8 ACUVUE Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $6 XIIDRA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Jun 24, 2018 $6 XIIDRA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
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