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JAMES C LAI
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JAMES C LAI

Listed Specialty: Ophthalmology
98-1079 MOANALUA RD, SUITE 470, AIEA, HI, 96701-4723
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JAMES LAI,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

20

payments

$4,040

payment total

8

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
Consulting
 1 $2,800
Food and Beverage
 19 $1,240

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†
VISUDYNE

drug

 $2,913
CONSTELLATION

device

 $370
XIIDRA

drug

 $150
RHOPRESSA

drug

 $127
LUCENTIS

drug

 $125
NON-COVERED PRODUCT

drug

 $125
CYPASS

device

 $114
EYLEA

drug

 $82
OZURDEX

drug

 $75
ALPHAGAN P

drug

 $44
TEARSCIENCE LIPIFLOW SYSTEM

device

 $33
RESTASIS

drug

 $7
† 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
Apr 30, 2018 $2,800 VISUDYNE Consulting BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Oct 18, 2018 $150 XIIDRA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Dec 11, 2018 $142 CONSTELLATION Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Sep 20, 2018 $127 RHOPRESSA Food and Beverage AERIE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $125 LUCENTIS NON-COVERED PRODUCT Food and Beverage GENENTECH, INC.
Apr 27, 2018 $115 CONSTELLATION Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Feb 15, 2018 $114 CYPASS Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Nov 13, 2018 $113 CONSTELLATION Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Nov 14, 2018 $82 EYLEA Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
May 5, 2018 $71 OZURDEX Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Apr 30, 2018 $35 VISUDYNE Food and Beverage BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
May 5, 2018 $33 TEARSCIENCE LIPIFLOW SYSTEM Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC.
Apr 30, 2018 $32 VISUDYNE Food and Beverage BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Apr 30, 2018 $26 VISUDYNE Food and Beverage BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Jul 11, 2018 $24 ALPHAGAN P Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Apr 30, 2018 $20 VISUDYNE Food and Beverage BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Dec 17, 2018 $12 ALPHAGAN P Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jul 18, 2018 $8 ALPHAGAN P Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jan 31, 2018 $7 RESTASIS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
May 5, 2018 $4 OZURDEX 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.