Total Payments
$19,451
2024 Payments
$435.14
Companies
30
Transactions
111
Medicare Patients
457
Medicare Billing
$58,059
Payment Breakdown by Category
Education$15,000 (77.1%)
Food & Beverage$3,077 (15.8%)
Travel$1,374 (7.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $15,000 | 6 | 77.1% |
| Food and Beverage | $3,077 | 99 | 15.8% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,374 | 6 | 7.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $17,112 | 35 | $0 (2024) |
| TELA Bio, Inc. | $435.83 | 18 | $0 (2024) |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | $230.60 | 2 | $0 (2020) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $218.86 | 13 | $0 (2022) |
| Phadia US Inc. | $156.72 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Davol Inc. | $152.01 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $125.00 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $120.00 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Covidien LP | $107.41 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $99.51 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $435.14 | 22 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. ($143.94) |
| 2023 | $5,099 | 22 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($4,747) |
| 2022 | $1,519 | 18 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($1,078) |
| 2021 | $10,104 | 9 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($10,092) |
| 2020 | $216.39 | 4 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. ($105.60) |
| 2019 | $1,229 | 15 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($976.32) |
| 2018 | $313.39 | 10 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. ($120.00) |
| 2017 | $534.58 | 11 | Phadia US Inc. ($156.72) |
All Payment Transactions
111 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/20/2024 | CooperSurgical, Inc. | Lone Star Retraction System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.81 | General |
| Category: Obstetrics/Gynecology (Women's Health) | ||||||
| 10/01/2024 | Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $36.31 | General |
| 09/24/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.38 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.31 | General |
| 08/06/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.08 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 07/26/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | Enseal X1 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.92 | General |
| Category: Energy | ||||||
| 06/25/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $51.03 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/25/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.01 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/25/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.26 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/25/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.24 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/25/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.77 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/25/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.23 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/25/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.14 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/04/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.84 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/28/2024 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | GATTEX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.08 | General |
| Category: INTERNAL MEDICINE | ||||||
| 05/17/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.27 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 04/12/2024 | Davol Inc. | Phasix Mesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.06 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 02/23/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.83 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 02/19/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.30 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 02/13/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.42 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 02/06/2024 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | GATTEX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.80 | General |
| Category: INTERNAL MEDICINE | ||||||
| 01/09/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.05 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 11/29/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | DAVINCI XI (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $3,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/20/2023 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.11 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 11/07/2023 | Baxter Healthcare | TISSEEL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.88 | General |
| Category: Surgical Care | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 84 | 122 | $23,464 | $9,599 |
| 2022 | 4 | 94 | 116 | $27,586 | $11,510 |
| 2021 | 7 | 146 | 194 | $68,908 | $22,269 |
| 2020 | 5 | 133 | 184 | $36,758 | $14,681 |
Total Patients
457
Total Services
616
Medicare Billing
$58,059
Procedure Codes
21
All Medicare Procedures & Services
21 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 20 | 40 | $8,240 | $3,573 | 43.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $4,480 | $1,734 | 38.7% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $4,288 | $1,620 | 37.8% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 20 | $3,960 | $1,366 | 34.5% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 32 | $2,496 | $1,306 | 52.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 23 | 45 | $9,270 | $4,274 | 46.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 24 | 24 | $7,680 | $2,815 | 36.6% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 28 | 28 | $5,544 | $2,297 | 41.4% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $5,092 | $2,124 | 41.7% |
| 47562 | Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 15 | 15 | $33,555 | $7,742 | 23.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 22 | 44 | $9,064 | $4,253 | 46.9% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 27 | 29 | $7,772 | $3,233 | 41.6% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 26 | 26 | $8,320 | $2,961 | 35.6% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 22 | 23 | $4,554 | $1,903 | 41.8% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 21 | 38 | $2,964 | $1,196 | 40.4% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 13 | 19 | $2,679 | $979.43 | 36.6% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 45 | 86 | $12,126 | $4,964 | 40.9% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 34 | 35 | $9,380 | $3,808 | 40.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | Office | 2020 | 21 | 21 | $6,720 | $2,700 | 40.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 20 | 27 | $5,562 | $2,011 | 36.2% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 13 | 15 | $2,970 | $1,197 | 40.3% |
About Dr. David Lam, MD
Dr. David Lam, MD is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Pasadena, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 10/05/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1962598243.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. David Lam, MD has received a total of $19,451 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $435.14 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 111 transactions from 30 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($15,000).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Lam has provided services to 457 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 616 services with total Medicare billing of $58,059. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 21 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Location Pasadena, TX
- Active Since 10/05/2006
- Last Updated 06/07/2018
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1962598243
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $12,112
- DAVINCI XI (Device) $5,000
- OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) $332.45
- Santyl (Drug) $165.42
- ImmunoCAP (Device) $156.72
- GATTEX (Drug) $135.40
- Kerendia (Drug) $125.00
- Truvada (Drug) $125.00
- TRELEGY ELLIPTA (Drug) $120.00
- Vemlidy (Drug) $105.60
- OviTex 2S (Device) $89.91
- ARISTA AH FLEXITIP (Device) $85.14
- SURGIMEND (Device) $72.06
- ZONTIVITY (Drug) $68.72
- Phasix Mesh (Device) $66.87
- TheraSkin (Biological) $61.52
- ECHELON FLEX Stapler (Device) $46.30
- Enseal X1 (Device) $37.92
- NASCOBAL (Drug) $33.01
- COLLAGENASE SANTYL (Drug) $31.23
Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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