Dollars for Docs

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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.

GEORGE J LIAN
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GEORGE J LIAN

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
2801 K ST, #500, SACRAMENTO, CA, 95816-5120
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DR. GEORGE LIAN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

6

payments

$6,821

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
Royalty or License
4 $6,358
Education
1 $458
Food and Beverage
1 $5

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
DISTAL EXTREMITIES IMPLANTS SOFT TISSUE TENODESIS

device

$6,358
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$458
PHYSIO-STIM

drug

$5
† 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

= Disputed Payment

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Nov 15, 2018 $1,795 DISTAL EXTREMITIES IMPLANTS SOFT TISSUE TENODESIS Royalty or License ARTHREX, INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $1,605 DISTAL EXTREMITIES IMPLANTS SOFT TISSUE TENODESIS Royalty or License ARTHREX, INC.
Aug 15, 2018 $1,578 DISTAL EXTREMITIES IMPLANTS SOFT TISSUE TENODESIS Royalty or License ARTHREX, INC.
May 15, 2018 $1,380 DISTAL EXTREMITIES IMPLANTS SOFT TISSUE TENODESIS Royalty or License ARTHREX, INC.
May 7, 2018 $458 No Listed Product Education SEQUOIA SURGICAL, INC.
Jan 29, 2018 $5 PHYSIO-STIM Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.