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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.
TU CAO
Listed Specialty: Family Medicine
3346 PAPER MILL RD, PHOENIX, MD, 21131-1419
DR. TU CAO,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
16
payments
$682
payment total
11
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 |
15 | $517 |
Travel and Lodging |
1 | $165 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
GENERAL VASCULAR ACCESS |
device |
$303 |
HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV |
device |
$111 |
OZEMPIC |
drug |
$96 |
GLIDESHEATH |
device |
$32 |
GLIDEWIRE |
device |
$32 |
METACROSS |
device |
$32 |
ELIQUIS |
drug |
$23 |
XOLAIR |
drug |
$20 |
PREVNAR 13 |
drug |
$18 |
LYRICA |
drug |
$16 |
AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS |
device |
$13 |
BELVIQ |
drug |
$13 |
FARXIGA |
drug |
$13 |
CHANTIX |
drug |
$12 |
ANDROGEL |
drug |
$12 |
SYNTHROID |
drug |
$12 |
FORTEO |
drug |
$11 |
| † 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2018 | $165 | GENERAL VASCULAR ACCESS | Travel and Lodging | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Jun 20, 2018 | $138 | GENERAL VASCULAR ACCESS | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Aug 31, 2018 | $111 | HEARTMATE 3 LEFT VENTRICULAR DEV | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Oct 18, 2018 | $96 | OZEMPIC | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| May 24, 2018 | $20 | XOLAIR | Food and Beverage | GENENTECH USA, INC. | |
| Feb 7, 2018 | $18 | PREVNAR 13 | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Apr 26, 2018 | $18 | METACROSS GLIDEWIRE GLIDESHEATH | Food and Beverage | TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION | |
| Mar 27, 2018 | $16 | LYRICA | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Apr 26, 2018 | $15 | METACROSS GLIDESHEATH GLIDEWIRE | Food and Beverage | TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION | |
| Mar 30, 2018 | $13 | AMPLATZER OCCLUDERS | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Mar 24, 2018 | $13 | BELVIQ | Food and Beverage | EISAI INC. | |
| Jan 9, 2018 | $13 | FARXIGA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Mar 5, 2018 | $12 | CHANTIX ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Jan 4, 2018 | $12 | ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C. | |
| Mar 20, 2018 | $12 | ANDROGEL SYNTHROID | Food and Beverage | ABBVIE, INC. | |
| Feb 23, 2018 | $11 | FORTEO | Food and Beverage | LILLY USA, LLC |
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.