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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.

CARSON D LIU
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CARSON D LIU

Listed Specialty: Surgery
1301 20TH ST, SUITE 440, SANTA MONICA, CA, 90404
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DR. CARSON LIU,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

19

payments

$764

payment total

6

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
18 $752
Education
1 $12

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
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$339
DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM

device

$199
LAPBAND

device

$119
QSYMIA

drug

$75
BELVIQ

drug

$32
ORBERA

device

$15
† 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
Mar 28, 2018 $175 No Listed Product Food and Beverage KVK-TECH, INC.
Jun 16, 2018 $104 LAPBAND Food and Beverage APOLLO ENDOSURGERY US INC
Mar 20, 2018 $90 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Mar 20, 2018 $90 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Feb 24, 2018 $42 No Listed Product Food and Beverage KVK-TECH, INC.
May 22, 2018 $37 No Listed Product Food and Beverage KVK-TECH, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $20 No Listed Product Food and Beverage KVK-TECH, INC.
Oct 16, 2018 $20 BELVIQ Food and Beverage EISAI INC.
Aug 23, 2018 $20 QSYMIA Food and Beverage VIVUS, INC.
May 22, 2018 $20 QSYMIA Food and Beverage VIVUS, INC.
Mar 20, 2018 $20 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $18 No Listed Product Food and Beverage KVK-TECH, INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $17 QSYMIA Food and Beverage VIVUS, INC.
Oct 30, 2018 $17 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ACELL, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $17 QSYMIA Food and Beverage VIVUS, INC.
May 8, 2018 $15 LAPBAND ORBERA Food and Beverage APOLLO ENDOSURGERY US INC
Jan 25, 2018 $15 No Listed Product Food and Beverage KVK-TECH, INC.
Mar 6, 2018 $14 No Listed Product Food and Beverage KVK-TECH, INC.
Oct 16, 2018 $12 BELVIQ Education EISAI INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.