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MONICA J SIMPSON
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MONICA J SIMPSON

Listed Specialty: Optometrist
340 MEIJER WAY, LEXINGTON, KY, 40503-3340
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DR. MONICA SIMPSON,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

21

payments

$1,588

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
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $1,250
Food and Beverage
 20 $338

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†
BIOFINITY CONTACT LENS

device

 $1,250
ACUVUE

device

 $115
CONTACT LENS

device

 $76
MYDAY CONTACT LENS

device

 $41
DAILIES

device

 $37
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $28
MULTIPLE BRANDS CONTACT LENS

device

 $24
CLARITI CONTACT LENS

device

 $16
† 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
Oct 10, 2018 $1,250 BIOFINITY CONTACT LENS Promotional Speaking/Other COOPERVISION INC.
Dec 19, 2018 $27 CONTACT LENS Food and Beverage ABB CON-CISE OPTICAL GROUP LLC
Jun 19, 2018 $24 ACUVUE Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Feb 7, 2018 $24 MULTIPLE BRANDS CONTACT LENS Food and Beverage COOPERVISION INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $23 DAILIES Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Sep 25, 2018 $21 MYDAY CONTACT LENS Food and Beverage COOPERVISION INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $21 ACUVUE Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $20 ACUVUE Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $19 CONTACT LENS Food and Beverage ABB CON-CISE OPTICAL GROUP LLC
Nov 13, 2018 $18 CONTACT LENS Food and Beverage ABB CON-CISE OPTICAL GROUP LLC
Jun 6, 2018 $17 ACUVUE Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
May 1, 2018 $17 ACUVUE Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $16 CLARITI CONTACT LENS Food and Beverage COOPERVISION INC.
Feb 21, 2018 $15 DAILIES Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Sep 24, 2018 $14 No Listed Product Food and Beverage VISIONEERING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Apr 23, 2018 $14 No Listed Product Food and Beverage VISIONEERING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $12 CONTACT LENS Food and Beverage ABB CON-CISE OPTICAL GROUP LLC
Jun 4, 2018 $11 MYDAY CONTACT LENS Food and Beverage COOPERVISION INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $9 MYDAY CONTACT LENS Food and Beverage COOPERVISION INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $8 ACUVUE Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC.
Jun 18, 2018 $8 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.