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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.

GERALD E LAU
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GERALD E LAU

Listed Specialty: Surgery
82 PUUHONU PL, SUITE 202, HILO, HI, 96720-2010
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GERALD LAU,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

9

payments

$1,769

payment total

3

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
 3 $1,239
Food and Beverage
 6 $530

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†
ABTHERA

device

 $1,531
FISTULA SOLUTION

device

 $1,484
PREVENA

device

 $1,484
VAC VERAFLO

device

 $1,402
VERSAJET II

device

 $100
PICO

device

 $100
VAC VERAFLO CLEANSE CHOICE

device

 $82
DALVANCE

drug

 $23
AVYCAZ

drug

 $14
† 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 6, 2018 $893 ABTHERA VAC VERAFLO PREVENA FISTULA SOLUTION Travel and Lodging KCI USA, INC
Aug 6, 2018 $299 ABTHERA VAC VERAFLO PREVENA FISTULA SOLUTION Travel and Lodging KCI USA, INC
Aug 6, 2018 $210 VAC VERAFLO FISTULA SOLUTION PREVENA ABTHERA Food and Beverage KCI USA, INC
Nov 2, 2018 $100 VERSAJET II Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $100 PICO Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 10, 2018 $82 ABTHERA FISTULA SOLUTION VAC VERAFLO CLEANSE CHOICE PREVENA Food and Beverage KCI USA, INC
Aug 28, 2018 $47 ABTHERA Travel and Lodging KCI USA, INC
Jan 17, 2018 $23 DALVANCE Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $14 AVYCAZ Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.