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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.

WILLIAM T LAU
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WILLIAM T LAU

Listed Specialty: Surgery
800 WASHINGTON ST, ZISKIND 6, BOSTON, MA, 02111-1552
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DR. WILLIAM LAU,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

17

payments

$682

payment total

2

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
 17 $682

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†
HEARTSTRING

device

 $350
ACROBAT

device

 $88
EV1000 CLINICAL PLATFORM

device

 $81
CCOMBO PULMONARY ARTERY CATHETERS

device

 $66
FLOTRAC SENSOR

device

 $41
CLEARSIGHT SYSTEM

device

 $36
HEMOSPHERE ADVANCED MONITORING PLATFORM

device

 $19
† 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
Jul 20, 2018 $92 HEARTSTRING Food and Beverage MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR U.S. SALES, L.L.C.
Jan 30, 2018 $82 HEARTSTRING Food and Beverage MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR U.S. SALES, L.L.C.
Apr 26, 2018 $75 ACROBAT Food and Beverage MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR U.S. SALES, L.L.C.
Dec 5, 2018 $75 HEARTSTRING Food and Beverage MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR U.S. SALES, L.L.C.
Sep 21, 2018 $65 HEARTSTRING Food and Beverage MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR U.S. SALES, L.L.C.
Aug 8, 2018 $55 EV1000 CLINICAL PLATFORM Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jun 4, 2018 $41 FLOTRAC SENSOR Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Oct 18, 2018 $40 CCOMBO PULMONARY ARTERY CATHETERS Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Oct 1, 2018 $36 CLEARSIGHT SYSTEM Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Oct 3, 2018 $26 CCOMBO PULMONARY ARTERY CATHETERS Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Feb 18, 2018 $26 EV1000 CLINICAL PLATFORM Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Nov 15, 2018 $19 HEMOSPHERE ADVANCED MONITORING PLATFORM Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Sep 21, 2018 $15 HEARTSTRING Food and Beverage MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR U.S. SALES, L.L.C.
Apr 26, 2018 $13 ACROBAT Food and Beverage MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR U.S. SALES, L.L.C.
Jul 20, 2018 $11 HEARTSTRING Food and Beverage MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR U.S. SALES, L.L.C.
Jan 30, 2018 $8 HEARTSTRING Food and Beverage MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR U.S. SALES, L.L.C.
Dec 5, 2018 $3 HEARTSTRING Food and Beverage MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR U.S. SALES, L.L.C.
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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.