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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.

MICHAEL H CHEN
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MICHAEL H CHEN

Listed Specialty: Optometrist
770 SCOTT BLVD, SANTA CLARA, CA, 95050-6927
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DR. MICHAEL CHEN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

12

payments

$51,025

payment total

1

company 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
Consulting
 11 $50,018
Travel and Lodging
 1 $1,008

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†
CLARUS 500 FUNDUS CAMERA

device

 $42,941
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $5,793
PLEX ELITE 9000

device

 $1,755
CIRRUS HD-OCT

device

 $536
† 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 19, 2018 $10,303 CLARUS 500 FUNDUS CAMERA Consulting CARL ZEISS MEDITEC, INC.
Apr 6, 2018 $9,019 CLARUS 500 FUNDUS CAMERA Consulting CARL ZEISS MEDITEC, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $8,898 CLARUS 500 FUNDUS CAMERA Consulting CARL ZEISS MEDITEC, INC.
Apr 27, 2018 $8,093 CLARUS 500 FUNDUS CAMERA Consulting CARL ZEISS MEDITEC, INC.
Jun 8, 2018 $5,753 No Listed Product Consulting CARL ZEISS MEDITEC, INC.
Jun 8, 2018 $4,128 CLARUS 500 FUNDUS CAMERA Consulting CARL ZEISS MEDITEC, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $1,495 CLARUS 500 FUNDUS CAMERA Consulting CARL ZEISS MEDITEC, INC.
Apr 6, 2018 $1,235 PLEX ELITE 9000 Consulting CARL ZEISS MEDITEC, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $1,008 CLARUS 500 FUNDUS CAMERA Travel and Lodging CARL ZEISS MEDITEC, INC.
Jun 8, 2018 $536 CIRRUS HD-OCT Consulting CARL ZEISS MEDITEC, INC.
Jun 8, 2018 $520 PLEX ELITE 9000 Consulting CARL ZEISS MEDITEC, INC.
Jun 15, 2018 $40 No Listed Product Consulting CARL ZEISS MEDITEC, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.