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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.

DAVID Z YAO
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DAVID Z YAO

Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
6400 FANNIN ST STE 3000, HOUSTON, TX, 77030-1527
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DR. DAVID YAO,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

59

payments

$5,201

payment total

9

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
 57 $4,848
Consulting
 1 $300
Education
 1 $54

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

 $1,836
PACEMAKERS

device

 $874
ASSURITY PACEMAKER

device

 $537
CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM

device

 $300
CRT-DS

device

 $264
ACCENT PACEMAKER

device

 $249
LIFEVEST

device

 $202
QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR

device

 $182
CRT LEADS

device

 $180
PACING LEADS

device

 $162
ELIQUIS

drug

 $139
QUARTET CRT LEAD

device

 $132
CHANTIX

drug

 $82
CORLANOR

drug

 $54
REPATHA

drug

 $54
JARDIANCE

drug

 $33
PRADAXA

drug

 $33
XARELTO

drug

 $32
PERCLOSE PROGLIDE SUTURE MEDIATED CLOSURE SYSTEM

device

 $15
ENTRESTO

drug

 $12
† 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 21, 2018 $300 CARDIOMEMS HF SYSTEM Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 11, 2018 $200 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Oct 17, 2018 $194 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Jan 24, 2018 $191 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $183 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 8, 2018 $182 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 24, 2018 $180 PACEMAKERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 14, 2018 $180 CRT LEADS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 12, 2018 $179 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Mar 13, 2018 $176 PACEMAKERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 27, 2018 $172 PACEMAKERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 17, 2018 $168 PACEMAKERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 22, 2018 $167 ACCENT PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 14, 2018 $162 CRT-DS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 16, 2018 $162 PACING LEADS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 12, 2018 $154 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 12, 2018 $150 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Jan 9, 2018 $144 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Dec 27, 2018 $143 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $142 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Jun 29, 2018 $141 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $140 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Dec 18, 2018 $135 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 27, 2018 $132 QUARTET CRT LEAD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 4, 2018 $124 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Feb 14, 2018 $114 PACEMAKERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 3, 2018 $101 CRT-DS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 16, 2018 $96 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Oct 12, 2018 $86 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Oct 10, 2018 $83 ACCENT PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 21, 2018 $54 PACEMAKERS Education ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 26, 2018 $52 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $36 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 16, 2018 $21 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BIOTRONIK INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $20 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Oct 18, 2018 $20 CORLANOR REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Oct 31, 2018 $20 LIFEVEST Food and Beverage ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP)
Sep 7, 2018 $18 CORLANOR REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $18 PRADAXA JARDIANCE Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Mar 16, 2018 $17 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $17 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Apr 3, 2018 $16 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 15, 2018 $16 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Aug 21, 2018 $16 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $16 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $15 PERCLOSE PROGLIDE SUTURE MEDIATED CLOSURE SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 23, 2018 $15 CORLANOR REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $15 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Oct 1, 2018 $15 PRADAXA JARDIANCE Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Feb 5, 2018 $15 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GILEAD SCIENCES INC
Feb 14, 2018 $12 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jan 3, 2018 $12 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Aug 15, 2018 $12 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 14, 2018 $12 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jan 10, 2018 $12 ENTRESTO Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jul 17, 2018 $9 PACEMAKERS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 10, 2018 $7 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $6 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $5 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
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Note: We have made some effort to normalize the data and eliminate duplicates, but the data is primarily as it has been reported by the companies to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. To purchase the normalized data, please visit the ProPublica Data Store. If you spot an error, please let us know at [email protected].

This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.