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DENISE M WHITTAM
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DENISE M WHITTAM

Listed Specialty: Optometrist
500 LEXINGTON AVE, COHENS FASHION OPTICAL OF 47TH ST, NEW YORK, NY, 10017
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DR. DENISE WHITTAM,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

55

payments

$25,670

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
 15 $18,845
Travel and Lodging
 13 $5,409
Food and Beverage
 27 $1,415

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

 $25,499
DAILIES

device

 $145
BTOD

device

 $26
ULTRA

device

 $26
† 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
Mar 26, 2018 $3,400 ACUVUE Promotional Speaking/Other JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Nov 5, 2018 $1,800 ACUVUE Promotional Speaking/Other JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $1,800 ACUVUE Promotional Speaking/Other JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $1,800 ACUVUE Promotional Speaking/Other JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $1,575 ACUVUE Promotional Speaking/Other JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Oct 10, 2018 $1,575 ACUVUE Promotional Speaking/Other JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Oct 19, 2018 $1,575 ACUVUE Promotional Speaking/Other JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Jul 27, 2018 $1,000 ACUVUE Promotional Speaking/Other JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $1,000 ACUVUE Promotional Speaking/Other JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $1,000 ACUVUE Promotional Speaking/Other JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Jul 10, 2018 $1,000 ACUVUE Promotional Speaking/Other JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $761 ACUVUE Travel and Lodging JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Oct 10, 2018 $660 ACUVUE Travel and Lodging JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $568 ACUVUE Travel and Lodging JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Oct 19, 2018 $520 ACUVUE Travel and Lodging JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $510 ACUVUE Travel and Lodging JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Oct 31, 2018 $474 ACUVUE Travel and Lodging JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $450 ACUVUE Promotional Speaking/Other JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $450 ACUVUE Promotional Speaking/Other JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Aug 29, 2018 $445 ACUVUE Travel and Lodging JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $425 ACUVUE Travel and Lodging JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $285 ACUVUE Travel and Lodging JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Nov 5, 2018 $260 ACUVUE Travel and Lodging JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
May 7, 2018 $210 ACUVUE Promotional Speaking/Other JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
May 7, 2018 $210 ACUVUE Promotional Speaking/Other JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Mar 26, 2018 $167 ACUVUE Travel and Lodging JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Jul 10, 2018 $167 ACUVUE Travel and Lodging JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Aug 1, 2018 $167 ACUVUE Travel and Lodging JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Apr 10, 2018 $145 DAILIES Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Feb 22, 2018 $125 ACUVUE Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Jul 23, 2018 $125 ACUVUE Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Jun 25, 2018 $125 ACUVUE Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Aug 8, 2018 $125 ACUVUE Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $115 ACUVUE Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $98 ACUVUE Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Aug 29, 2018 $83 ACUVUE Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $72 ACUVUE Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Mar 26, 2018 $58 ACUVUE Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $45 ACUVUE Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Oct 10, 2018 $36 ACUVUE Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
May 7, 2018 $29 ACUVUE Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Jun 18, 2018 $26 BTOD ULTRA Food and Beverage BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Oct 18, 2018 $26 ACUVUE Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Oct 11, 2018 $24 ACUVUE Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $23 ACUVUE Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Oct 19, 2018 $21 ACUVUE Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $21 ACUVUE Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $19 ACUVUE Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $18 ACUVUE Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $13 ACUVUE Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
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 25, 2018 $7 ACUVUE Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Nov 5, 2018 $6 ACUVUE Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.