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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.

JENNIFER J KERNS
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JENNIFER J KERNS

Listed Specialty: Optometrist
427 S BERNARD ST, SPOKANE, WA, 99204-2509
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DR. JENNIFER KERNS,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

11

payments

$977

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
 1 $456
Food and Beverage
 9 $372
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $150

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

 $682
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $150
OZURDEX

drug

 $91
CONTACT LENS

device

 $54
† 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 29, 2018 $456 DAILIES Travel and Lodging ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Feb 2, 2018 $150 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Apr 12, 2018 $91 OZURDEX Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Dec 20, 2018 $67 DAILIES Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Oct 10, 2018 $51 DAILIES Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Jun 28, 2018 $37 DAILIES Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Apr 30, 2018 $37 DAILIES Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Aug 30, 2018 $35 DAILIES Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Dec 12, 2018 $23 CONTACT LENS Food and Beverage ABB CON-CISE OPTICAL GROUP LLC
Dec 6, 2018 $21 CONTACT LENS Food and Beverage ABB CON-CISE OPTICAL GROUP LLC
Nov 14, 2018 $10 CONTACT LENS Food and Beverage ABB CON-CISE OPTICAL GROUP LLC
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.