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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.

KIRK HOU
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KIRK HOU

Listed Specialty: Internal Medicine
100 STEIN PLZ, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90095-7065
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DR. KIRK HOU,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

10

payments

$949

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
Food and Beverage
 10 $949

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†
ACRYSOF

device

 $308
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $305
XIIDRA

drug

 $173
EYLEA

drug

 $125
INFINITI

device

 $25
CYPASS

device

 $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
Nov 16, 2018 $180 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Mar 22, 2018 $129 XIIDRA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Dec 21, 2018 $126 ACRYSOF Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Apr 19, 2018 $125 EYLEA Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $125 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
May 10, 2018 $107 ACRYSOF Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Jun 11, 2018 $75 ACRYSOF Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Mar 20, 2018 $44 XIIDRA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Aug 21, 2018 $25 INFINITI Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Apr 17, 2018 $14 CYPASS Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.