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THOMAS W SAMUELSON
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THOMAS W SAMUELSON

Listed Specialty: Ophthalmology
710 E 24TH ST, SUITE 100, MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 55404-3840
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THOMAS SAMUELSON,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

48

payments

$60,075

payment total

10

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
Consulting
 23 $50,131
Honoraria
 2 $5,000
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $2,330
Food and Beverage
 20 $1,615
Travel and Lodging
 2 $999

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†
ISTENT INJECT TRABECULAR MICRO-BYPASS STENT SYSTEM

device

 $20,688
VERACITY SURGICAL

device

 $13,950
CYPASS

device

 $12,255
AHMED GLAUCOMA VALVE

device

 $5,000
KAHOOK DUAL BLADE

device

 $5,000
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $3,371
RHOPRESSA

drug

 $3,355
VISUMAX

device

 $1,005
CATARACT SUITE

device

 $750
CIRRUS HD-OCT

device

 $750
IOLMASTER 700

device

 $750
OPMI LUMERA 700

device

 $750
TEARCARE

device

 $300
OMNI SURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $68
ACRYSOF

device

 $42
OPMI LUMERA

device

 $35
IMPRIMIS

drug

 $7
SYMFONY IOL

device

 $7
HEALON OVD

device

 $7
ZEPTO HANDPIECE

device

 $7
PHACO TUBING AND ACCESSORIES

device

 $7
† 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
Jul 12, 2018 $7,761 VERACITY SURGICAL Consulting CARL ZEISS MEDITEC, INC.
Jan 9, 2018 $5,000 ISTENT INJECT TRABECULAR MICRO-BYPASS STENT SYSTEM Consulting GLAUKOS CORPORATION
Jan 26, 2018 $5,000 VERACITY SURGICAL Consulting CARL ZEISS MEDITEC, INC.
Apr 9, 2018 $5,000 ISTENT INJECT TRABECULAR MICRO-BYPASS STENT SYSTEM Consulting GLAUKOS CORPORATION
Sep 26, 2018 $5,000 ISTENT INJECT TRABECULAR MICRO-BYPASS STENT SYSTEM Consulting GLAUKOS CORPORATION
Jun 27, 2018 $5,000 ISTENT INJECT TRABECULAR MICRO-BYPASS STENT SYSTEM Consulting GLAUKOS CORPORATION
Oct 8, 2018 $3,990 CYPASS Consulting ALCON RESEARCH LTD
Nov 29, 2018 $2,500 AHMED GLAUCOMA VALVE KAHOOK DUAL BLADE Honoraria NEW WORLD MEDICAL,INC.
Aug 30, 2018 $2,500 AHMED GLAUCOMA VALVE KAHOOK DUAL BLADE Honoraria NEW WORLD MEDICAL,INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $2,330 RHOPRESSA Promotional Speaking/Other AERIE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $2,190 No Listed Product Consulting SIGHT SCIENCES, INC.
Dec 10, 2018 $1,710 CYPASS Consulting ALCON RESEARCH LTD
Aug 8, 2018 $1,140 CYPASS Consulting ALCON RESEARCH LTD
Jul 9, 2018 $1,140 CYPASS Consulting ALCON RESEARCH LTD
Jan 26, 2018 $1,000 No Listed Product Consulting ALLERGAN INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $875 RHOPRESSA Consulting AERIE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $750 VISUMAX CIRRUS HD-OCT CATARACT SUITE OPMI LUMERA 700 IOLMASTER 700 Consulting CARL ZEISS MEDITEC, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $707 VERACITY SURGICAL Travel and Lodging CARL ZEISS MEDITEC DIGITAL INNOVATIONS LLC
Feb 8, 2018 $570 CYPASS Consulting ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Oct 8, 2018 $570 CYPASS Consulting ALCON RESEARCH LTD
Aug 8, 2018 $570 CYPASS Consulting ALCON RESEARCH LTD
Feb 8, 2018 $570 CYPASS Consulting ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Feb 8, 2018 $570 CYPASS Consulting ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Feb 8, 2018 $570 CYPASS Consulting ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Dec 10, 2018 $570 CYPASS Consulting ALCON RESEARCH LTD
Sep 21, 2018 $300 TEARCARE Consulting SIGHT SCIENCES, INC.
Mar 23, 2018 $292 VERACITY SURGICAL Travel and Lodging CARL ZEISS MEDITEC DIGITAL INNOVATIONS LLC
Dec 10, 2018 $285 CYPASS Consulting ALCON RESEARCH LTD
Apr 11, 2018 $255 VISUMAX Food and Beverage CARL ZEISS MEDITEC, INC.
Jan 17, 2018 $248 ISTENT INJECT TRABECULAR MICRO-BYPASS STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage GLAUKOS CORPORATION
Jul 27, 2018 $195 ISTENT INJECT TRABECULAR MICRO-BYPASS STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage GLAUKOS CORPORATION
Mar 24, 2018 $144 VERACITY SURGICAL Food and Beverage CARL ZEISS MEDITEC DIGITAL INNOVATIONS LLC
Jan 18, 2018 $136 ISTENT INJECT TRABECULAR MICRO-BYPASS STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage GLAUKOS CORPORATION
Jan 18, 2018 $97 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $84 RHOPRESSA Food and Beverage AERIE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jan 17, 2018 $77 ISTENT INJECT TRABECULAR MICRO-BYPASS STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage GLAUKOS CORPORATION
Apr 5, 2018 $46 VERACITY SURGICAL Food and Beverage CARL ZEISS MEDITEC DIGITAL INNOVATIONS LLC
Jan 16, 2018 $45 OMNI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage SIGHT SCIENCES, INC.
Jan 16, 2018 $45 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Aug 26, 2018 $42 ACRYSOF Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Oct 26, 2018 $39 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Aug 29, 2018 $37 RHOPRESSA Food and Beverage AERIE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Sep 23, 2018 $35 OPMI LUMERA Food and Beverage CARL ZEISS MEDITEC, INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $33 ISTENT INJECT TRABECULAR MICRO-BYPASS STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage GLAUKOS CORPORATION
Oct 26, 2018 $29 RHOPRESSA Food and Beverage AERIE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Sep 21, 2018 $13 OMNI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage SIGHT SCIENCES, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $10 OMNI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage SIGHT SCIENCES, INC.
Dec 18, 2018 $7 SYMFONY IOL HEALON OVD IMPRIMIS ZEPTO HANDPIECE PHACO TUBING AND ACCESSORIES Food and Beverage THE CAMERON-EHLEN GROUP, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.