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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.

LAWRENCE W BIEL
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LAWRENCE W BIEL

Listed Specialty: Surgery
967 SOUTH LAKE STREET, FOREST LAKE, MN, 55025-2616
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LAWRENCE BIEL,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

8

payments

$1,296

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
Travel and Lodging
 5 $1,257
Food and Beverage
 3 $39

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†
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $1,257
IPRO2

device

 $17
LORZONE

drug

 $11
METHYLPHENIDATE 72

drug

 $11
AJOVY

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
Apr 3, 2018 $497 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MUSCULOSKELETAL TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION INC. American Express
Oct 2, 2018 $320 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MUSCULOSKELETAL TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION INC. American Express
Apr 10, 2018 $208 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MUSCULOSKELETAL TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION INC. The Healing Consciousness Foundation
Apr 17, 2018 $127 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MUSCULOSKELETAL TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION INC. Sheraton Edison Hotel
Apr 24, 2018 $105 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MUSCULOSKELETAL TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION INC. Class A Transportation LLC
Mar 20, 2018 $17 IPRO2 Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
May 24, 2018 $11 METHYLPHENIDATE 72 LORZONE Food and Beverage VERTICAL PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Dec 18, 2018 $11 AJOVY Food and Beverage TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.