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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.

CHRISTINA M WELSH
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CHRISTINA M WELSH

Listed Specialty: Optometrist
24 E RANDOLPH ST, CHICAGO, IL, 60601-3619
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DR. CHRISTINA WELSH,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

11

payments

$318

payment total

5

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
Food and Beverage
 11 $318

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†
DAILIES

device

 $85
MULTIPLE BRANDS CONTACT LENS

device

 $81
ULTRA

device

 $75
SPECTRALIS

device

 $66
BIOTRUE ONE DAY

device

 $56
BIOTRUE

device

 $51
BTOD

device

 $19
ACUVUE

device

 $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
Jun 18, 2018 $81 MULTIPLE BRANDS CONTACT LENS Food and Beverage COOPERVISION INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $66 SPECTRALIS Food and Beverage HEIDELBERG ENGINEERING, INC.
Sep 24, 2018 $32 DAILIES Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Oct 16, 2018 $24 BIOTRUE ONE DAY ULTRA Food and Beverage BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Mar 8, 2018 $22 DAILIES Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Mar 14, 2018 $19 DAILIES Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
May 28, 2018 $19 ULTRA BTOD BIOTRUE Food and Beverage BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Oct 16, 2018 $17 ULTRA BIOTRUE ONE DAY BIOTRUE Food and Beverage BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Feb 27, 2018 $15 ULTRA BIOTRUE BIOTRUE ONE DAY Food and Beverage BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Oct 26, 2018 $12 DAILIES Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Mar 21, 2018 $11 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.