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.

JOANN C CHANG
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JOANN C CHANG

Listed Specialty: Ophthalmology
479 OLD UNION TPKE, LANCASTER, MA, 01523-3029
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DR. JOANN CHANG,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

27

payments

$10,228

payment total

8

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
Promotional Speaking/Other
4 $7,675
Food and Beverage
20 $1,478
Nonaccredited Training
1 $1,000
Travel and Lodging
2 $75

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
RESTASIS

drug

$5,495
TECNIS 1-PIECE IOL

device

$2,748
TECNIS 3-PIECE IOL

device

$2,575
TECNIS SYMPHONY IOL

device

$2,575
TECNIS SYMPHONY TORIC IOL

device

$2,575
AVENOVA

device

$1,093
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$454
XIIDRA

drug

$224
AHMED GLAUCOMA VALVE

device

$87
KAHOOK DUAL BLADE

device

$87
CATALYS LASER SYSTEM

device

$47
TECNIS MULTIFOCAL FAMILY OF 1-PIECE IOLS

device

$33
ACRYSOF

device

$30
ACTIVEFOCUS

device

$30
LUMIGAN

drug

$16
† 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
Oct 18, 2018 $2,575 TECNIS 1-PIECE IOL TECNIS 3-PIECE IOL TECNIS SYMPHONY IOL TECNIS SYMPHONY TORIC IOL Promotional Speaking/Other JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $1,900 RESTASIS Promotional Speaking/Other ALLERGAN INC.
Apr 11, 2018 $1,600 RESTASIS Promotional Speaking/Other ALLERGAN INC.
Apr 4, 2018 $1,600 RESTASIS Promotional Speaking/Other ALLERGAN INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $1,000 AVENOVA Nonaccredited Training NOVABAY PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
May 8, 2018 $164 No Listed Product Food and Beverage LUMENIS, INC
Jul 13, 2018 $124 TECNIS 1-PIECE IOL Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC.
Nov 5, 2018 $122 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jan 10, 2018 $114 XIIDRA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Apr 11, 2018 $112 RESTASIS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
May 23, 2018 $110 XIIDRA Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
Oct 10, 2018 $107 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Apr 4, 2018 $101 RESTASIS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $95 RESTASIS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $87 AHMED GLAUCOMA VALVE KAHOOK DUAL BLADE Food and Beverage NEW WORLD MEDICAL,INC.
Nov 20, 2018 $83 AVENOVA Food and Beverage NOVABAY PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Aug 27, 2018 $62 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jun 12, 2018 $49 TECNIS 1-PIECE IOL Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC.
Jan 10, 2018 $47 CATALYS LASER SYSTEM Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $41 RESTASIS Travel and Lodging ALLERGAN INC.
Apr 4, 2018 $34 RESTASIS Travel and Lodging ALLERGAN INC.
Feb 27, 2018 $30 ACTIVEFOCUS ACRYSOF Food and Beverage ALCON LABORATORIES INC
Jan 29, 2018 $23 TECNIS MULTIFOCAL FAMILY OF 1-PIECE IOLS Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $16 LUMIGAN Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $12 RESTASIS Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $10 AVENOVA Food and Beverage NOVABAY PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jul 31, 2018 $9 TECNIS MULTIFOCAL FAMILY OF 1-PIECE IOLS Food and Beverage JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.