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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.

MELANIE A BENNETT-SIMS
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MELANIE A BENNETT-SIMS

Listed Specialty: Ophthalmology
600 N WOLFE ST, BALTIMORE, MD, 21287-0005
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MELANIE BENNETT-SIMS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

8

payments

$1,197

payment total

4

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
Nonaccredited Training
 1 $1,000
Food and Beverage
 7 $197

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†
AVENOVA

device

 $1,153
TEARSCIENCE LIPIFLOW SYSTEM

device

 $21
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $13
RHOPRESSA

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
Sep 18, 2018 $1,000 AVENOVA Nonaccredited Training NOVABAY PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $118 AVENOVA Food and Beverage NOVABAY PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jun 4, 2018 $21 TEARSCIENCE LIPIFLOW SYSTEM Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC.
May 17, 2018 $16 AVENOVA Food and Beverage NOVABAY PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Sep 22, 2018 $15 AVENOVA Food and Beverage NOVABAY PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
May 22, 2018 $13 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $11 RHOPRESSA Food and Beverage AERIE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 22, 2018 $4 AVENOVA Food and Beverage NOVABAY 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.