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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.

MELVIN A FRIEDMAN
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MELVIN A FRIEDMAN

Listed Specialty: Optometrist
3315 HACKS CROSS RD, SUITE 105, MEMPHIS, TN, 38125-8935
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DR. MELVIN FRIEDMAN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

22

payments

$9,746

payment total

3

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 $6,400
Travel and Lodging
 8 $2,328
Food and Beverage
 10 $618
Consulting
 1 $400

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†
RESTASIS

drug

 $8,974
ALPHAGAN P

drug

 $400
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $123
AIR OPTIX

device

 $112
BEPREVE

drug

 $88
VYZULTA

drug

 $88
BIOTRUE

device

 $49
LOTEMAX

drug

 $49
ULTRA MULTIFOCAL TORIC

device

 $49
† 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
Dec 6, 2018 $2,200 RESTASIS Promotional Speaking/Other ALLERGAN INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $2,200 RESTASIS Promotional Speaking/Other ALLERGAN INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $2,000 RESTASIS Promotional Speaking/Other ALLERGAN INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $878 RESTASIS Travel and Lodging ALLERGAN INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $708 RESTASIS Travel and Lodging ALLERGAN INC.
May 11, 2018 $400 ALPHAGAN P Consulting ALLERGAN INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $201 RESTASIS Travel and Lodging ALLERGAN INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $156 RESTASIS Travel and Lodging ALLERGAN INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $139 RESTASIS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $132 RESTASIS Travel and Lodging ALLERGAN INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $122 RESTASIS Travel and Lodging ALLERGAN INC.
Apr 23, 2018 $112 AIR OPTIX Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Dec 6, 2018 $104 RESTASIS Travel and Lodging ALLERGAN INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $100 RESTASIS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Oct 29, 2018 $88 VYZULTA BEPREVE Food and Beverage BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Feb 28, 2018 $87 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $49 LOTEMAX ULTRA MULTIFOCAL TORIC BIOTRUE Food and Beverage BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Dec 6, 2018 $26 RESTASIS Travel and Lodging ALLERGAN INC.
Sep 24, 2018 $17 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $15 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $6 RESTASIS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $5 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ALLERGAN 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.