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FORREST G RINGOLD
Listed Specialty: Surgery
3 MOBILE INFIRMARY CIR, SUITE 212, MOBILE, AL, 36607-3520
DR. FORREST RINGOLD,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
27
payments
$6,789
payment total
9
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 |
|---|---|---|
Education |
1 | $4,000 |
Food and Beverage |
21 | $1,072 |
Consulting |
1 | $1,000 |
Travel and Lodging |
4 | $717 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM |
device |
$5,444 |
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$1,015 |
LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM |
device |
$147 |
SAXENDA |
drug |
$92 |
MANOMETRY |
device |
$26 |
VERSAPORT |
device |
$21 |
SURGIMEND |
device |
$17 |
NASCOBAL |
drug |
$17 |
HARMONIC PRODUCT FAMILY |
device |
$10 |
| † 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2018 | $4,000 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Education | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Mar 14, 2018 | $1,000 | No Listed Product | Consulting | STANDARD BARIATRICS, INC. | |
| Oct 29, 2018 | $383 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Travel and Lodging | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Sep 4, 2018 | $176 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Jul 10, 2018 | $170 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Travel and Lodging | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Aug 15, 2018 | $150 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Nov 5, 2018 | $145 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Travel and Lodging | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Nov 28, 2018 | $130 | LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | ETHICON INC. | |
| Apr 18, 2018 | $94 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| May 10, 2018 | $84 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Nov 29, 2018 | $77 | SAXENDA | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| May 10, 2018 | $63 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Oct 2, 2018 | $56 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Jan 3, 2018 | $37 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Jun 27, 2018 | $32 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Dec 4, 2018 | $26 | MANOMETRY | Food and Beverage | COVIDIEN LP | |
| Jan 3, 2018 | $21 | VERSAPORT | Food and Beverage | COVIDIEN LP | |
| Oct 29, 2018 | $19 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Travel and Lodging | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Oct 11, 2018 | $19 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Jun 21, 2018 | $17 | SURGIMEND | Food and Beverage | TEI BIOSCIENCES INC | |
| Aug 14, 2018 | $17 | DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | |
| Oct 31, 2018 | $17 | LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | ETHICON US, LLC | |
| Sep 7, 2018 | $17 | NASCOBAL | Food and Beverage | ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | |
| May 23, 2018 | $15 | SAXENDA | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Jan 9, 2018 | $10 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | MEDELA LLC | |
| Nov 27, 2018 | $10 | HARMONIC PRODUCT FAMILY | Food and Beverage | ETHICON US, LLC | |
| Jan 10, 2018 | $6 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | MEDELA LLC |
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.