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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.

RICARDO AKSTEIN
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RICARDO AKSTEIN

Listed Specialty: Ophthalmology
86 UPPER RIVERDALE RD, RIVERDALE, GA, 30274
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RICARDO AKSTEIN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

26

payments

$733

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
26 $733

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
LUMIGAN

drug

$152
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$146
RHOPRESSA

drug

$129
STELLARIS

device

$94
LOTEMAX

drug

$62
PROLENSA

drug

$62
BROMSITE

drug

$47
RESTASIS

drug

$38
XIIDRA

drug

$31
ENVISTA

device

$23
SOFPORT AO

device

$23
DUREZOL

drug

$18
VYZULTA

drug

$17
† 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
Oct 29, 2018 $120 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Oct 27, 2018 $112 RHOPRESSA Food and Beverage AERIE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $98 LUMIGAN Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
May 29, 2018 $31 STELLARIS Food and Beverage BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Oct 29, 2018 $25 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Apr 10, 2018 $24 BROMSITE Food and Beverage SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC.
Sep 11, 2018 $24 PROLENSA LOTEMAX Food and Beverage BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Jan 15, 2018 $23 ENVISTA SOFPORT AO STELLARIS Food and Beverage BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Sep 27, 2018 $23 BROMSITE Food and Beverage SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC.
Mar 28, 2018 $21 LOTEMAX PROLENSA Food and Beverage BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Oct 2, 2018 $18 DUREZOL Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jul 19, 2018 $17 RHOPRESSA Food and Beverage AERIE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Dec 4, 2018 $17 LOTEMAX PROLENSA Food and Beverage BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Jul 25, 2018 $17 VYZULTA Food and Beverage BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Mar 13, 2018 $16 XIIDRA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
May 9, 2018 $16 STELLARIS Food and Beverage BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Apr 17, 2018 $15 XIIDRA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Apr 12, 2018 $15 LUMIGAN Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $14 LUMIGAN Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jun 6, 2018 $14 RESTASIS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
May 9, 2018 $14 STELLARIS Food and Beverage BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Jul 3, 2018 $13 LUMIGAN Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Aug 8, 2018 $13 RESTASIS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Nov 21, 2018 $11 RESTASIS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $11 LUMIGAN Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $10 STELLARIS Food and Beverage BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.