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WILLIAM C YAO
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WILLIAM C YAO

Listed Specialty: Otolaryngology
6400 FANNIN ST, SUITE 2700, HOUSTON, TX, 77030-1521
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WILLIAM YAO,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

35

payments

$13,708

payment total

7

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
 6 $9,650
Food and Beverage
 21 $2,105
Travel and Lodging
 8 $1,953

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†
XHANCE

drug

 $12,199
PROPEL

device

 $921
VIVAER AIRWAY REMODELING STYLUS

device

 $166
FUSION

device

 $147
SINUVA

drug

 $138
ENTELLUS - XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM

device

 $128
CELON SYSTEM

device

 $126
CLARIFIX

device

 $21
† 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 11, 2018 $2,250 XHANCE Promotional Speaking/Other OPTINOSE US, INC.
Dec 1, 2018 $2,250 XHANCE Promotional Speaking/Other OPTINOSE US, INC.
Oct 30, 2018 $1,750 XHANCE Promotional Speaking/Other OPTINOSE US, INC.
Oct 30, 2018 $1,400 XHANCE Promotional Speaking/Other OPTINOSE US, INC.
Oct 22, 2018 $1,250 XHANCE Promotional Speaking/Other OPTINOSE US, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $750 XHANCE Promotional Speaking/Other OPTINOSE US, INC.
Oct 3, 2018 $596 XHANCE Travel and Lodging OPTINOSE US, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $295 XHANCE Travel and Lodging OPTINOSE US, INC.
Oct 3, 2018 $286 XHANCE Travel and Lodging OPTINOSE US, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $283 XHANCE Travel and Lodging OPTINOSE US, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $265 XHANCE Travel and Lodging OPTINOSE US, INC.
Feb 7, 2018 $167 PROPEL Food and Beverage INTERSECT ENT, INC.
Nov 12, 2018 $166 VIVAER AIRWAY REMODELING STYLUS Food and Beverage AERIN MEDICAL INC.
Oct 8, 2018 $145 PROPEL Food and Beverage INTERSECT ENT, INC.
Oct 6, 2018 $138 SINUVA PROPEL Food and Beverage INTERSECT ENT, INC.
Oct 3, 2018 $138 XHANCE Food and Beverage OPTINOSE US, INC.
Feb 21, 2018 $133 PROPEL Food and Beverage INTERSECT ENT, INC.
Oct 16, 2018 $131 XHANCE Food and Beverage OPTINOSE US, INC.
Oct 16, 2018 $131 XHANCE Food and Beverage OPTINOSE US, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $128 ENTELLUS - XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Mar 21, 2018 $128 FUSION Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 26, 2018 $126 PROPEL Food and Beverage INTERSECT ENT, INC.
Mar 26, 2018 $126 CELON SYSTEM Food and Beverage OLYMPUS AMERICA INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $125 XHANCE Food and Beverage OPTINOSE US, INC.
Feb 12, 2018 $112 PROPEL Food and Beverage INTERSECT ENT, INC.
Sep 4, 2018 $100 PROPEL Food and Beverage INTERSECT ENT, INC.
Oct 11, 2018 $99 XHANCE Travel and Lodging OPTINOSE US, INC.
Oct 22, 2018 $95 XHANCE Travel and Lodging OPTINOSE US, INC.
Oct 30, 2018 $33 XHANCE Travel and Lodging OPTINOSE US, INC.
Oct 30, 2018 $22 XHANCE Food and Beverage OPTINOSE US, INC.
Oct 3, 2018 $21 XHANCE Food and Beverage OPTINOSE US, INC.
Apr 27, 2018 $21 CLARIFIX Food and Beverage ARRINEX, INC.
Oct 11, 2018 $21 XHANCE Food and Beverage OPTINOSE US, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $19 FUSION Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 1, 2018 $7 XHANCE Food and Beverage OPTINOSE US, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.