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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.

SHAWN R LIN
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SHAWN R LIN

Listed Specialty: Ophthalmology
243 CHARLES ST, BOSTON, MA, 02114
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Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

14

payments

$1,067

payment total

4

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
 14 $1,067

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†
CYPASS

device

 $238
ACRYSOF

device

 $232
XIIDRA

drug

 $173
ACTIVEFOCUS

device

 $156
TECNIS ITEC PRELOADED DELIVERY SYSTEM

device

 $135
TECNIS 1-PIECE IOL

device

 $135
TECNIS 3-PIECE IOL

device

 $126
TECNIS MULTIFOCAL FAMILY OF 1-PIECE IOLS

device

 $126
BESIVANCE

drug

 $125
† 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
Jan 11, 2018 $156 ACTIVEFOCUS Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Mar 22, 2018 $129 XIIDRA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Apr 17, 2018 $126 TECNIS 1-PIECE IOL TECNIS 3-PIECE IOL TECNIS ITEC PRELOADED DELIVERY SYSTEM TECNIS MULTIFOCAL FAMILY OF 1-PIECE IOLS Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC.
Apr 15, 2018 $125 BESIVANCE Food and Beverage BAUSCH & LOMB, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
May 23, 2018 $124 CYPASS Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Oct 29, 2018 $121 ACRYSOF Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Jun 11, 2018 $75 ACRYSOF Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Apr 2, 2018 $72 CYPASS Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Mar 20, 2018 $44 XIIDRA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
May 22, 2018 $42 CYPASS Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Jan 8, 2018 $19 ACRYSOF Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Jul 12, 2018 $18 ACRYSOF Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Jun 27, 2018 $9 TECNIS ITEC PRELOADED DELIVERY SYSTEM Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC.
May 15, 2018 $8 TECNIS 1-PIECE IOL Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, 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.