Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $4,076 | 54 | 99.4% |
| Education | $26.17 | 2 | 0.6% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sientra, Inc. | $908.44 | 10 | $0 (2022) |
| Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | $595.07 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Mentor Worldwide LLC | $479.65 | 9 | $0 (2023) |
| AXOGEN | $371.06 | 5 | $0 (2018) |
| Davol Inc. | $352.82 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| Tepha Inc | $254.35 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $206.46 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| MESH SUTURE INC | $194.01 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $166.45 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| PolyNovo North America LLC | $155.99 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $565.31 | 7 | MESH SUTURE INC ($194.01) |
| 2023 | $685.86 | 13 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation ($166.45) |
| 2022 | $902.45 | 11 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. ($262.15) |
| 2021 | $1,054 | 11 | Sientra, Inc. ($730.56) |
| 2019 | $413.79 | 4 | Tepha Inc ($254.35) |
| 2018 | $301.50 | 6 | AXOGEN ($258.84) |
| 2017 | $178.93 | 4 | AXOGEN ($112.22) |
All Payment Transactions
56 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.96 | General |
| Category: PLASTIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | RTI SURGICAL, INC | CORTIVA ALLOGRAFT DERMIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $150.75 | General |
| Category: General and Plastic Surgery | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | MESH SUTURE INC | Duramesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $194.01 | General |
| Category: General & Plastic Surgery | ||||||
| 09/23/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | ALLODERM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.25 | General |
| Category: PLASTIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/17/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.15 | General |
| Category: PLASTIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/10/2024 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $134.10 | General |
| 02/13/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.09 | General |
| Category: PLASTIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/15/2023 | ABBVIE INC. | NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.63 | General |
| Category: PLASTIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/07/2023 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | DuraSorb Monofilament Mesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $138.45 | General |
| Category: SIA/Surgical Innovation Associates | ||||||
| 11/17/2023 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | DuraSorb Monofilament Mesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.00 | General |
| Category: SIA/Surgical Innovation Associates | ||||||
| 11/11/2023 | ABBVIE INC. | NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.73 | General |
| Category: PLASTIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/04/2023 | ABBVIE INC. | NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.73 | General |
| Category: PLASTIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/13/2023 | ABBVIE INC. | NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.34 | General |
| Category: PLASTIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/08/2023 | Davol Inc. | Phasix Mesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $163.00 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 04/27/2023 | Mentor Worldwide LLC | ARTOURA Breast Tissue Expander (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.98 | General |
| Category: Plastic Surgery | ||||||
| 03/24/2023 | Mentor Worldwide LLC | MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.55 | General |
| Category: Plastic Surgery | ||||||
| 03/11/2023 | ABBVIE INC. | ALLODERM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.58 | General |
| Category: PLASTIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 02/15/2023 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $86.68 | General |
| 02/09/2023 | Mentor Worldwide LLC | MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $89.76 | General |
| Category: Plastic Surgery | ||||||
| 01/07/2023 | Mentor Worldwide LLC | MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.43 | General |
| Category: Plastic Surgery | ||||||
| 12/21/2022 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $131.00 | General |
| 10/19/2022 | Davol Inc. | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $18.40 | General |
| Category: BD Interventional Surgery | ||||||
| 10/19/2022 | Davol Inc. | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $7.77 | General |
| Category: BD Interventional Surgery | ||||||
| 08/11/2022 | Sientra, Inc. | SIENTRA HIGH STRENGTH COHESIVE SILICONE GEL BREAST IMPLANT (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $13.21 | General |
| Category: BREAST AUGMENTATION & RECONSTRUCTION | ||||||
| 08/11/2022 | Sientra, Inc. | SIENTRA HIGH STRENGTH COHESIVE SILICONE GEL BREAST IMPLANT (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $12.71 | General |
| Category: BREAST AUGMENTATION & RECONSTRUCTION | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 42 | 44 | $7,105 | $2,507 |
| 2022 | 2 | 45 | 49 | $6,370 | $2,047 |
| 2021 | 2 | 42 | 46 | $5,964 | $1,802 |
| 2020 | 2 | 31 | 33 | $4,124 | $1,062 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
8 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $4,368 | $1,502 | 34.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 18 | 20 | $2,737 | $1,005 | 36.7% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 21 | 21 | $3,652 | $1,330 | 36.4% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 24 | 28 | $2,718 | $717.12 | 26.4% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 21 | 21 | $3,564 | $1,160 | 32.6% |
| 99212 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 10-19 minutes | Office | 2021 | 21 | 25 | $2,400 | $642.16 | 26.8% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 12 | 12 | $2,128 | $658.69 | 31.0% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes | Office | 2020 | 19 | 21 | $1,996 | $403.20 | 20.2% |
About Dr. Eric Lai, MD
Dr. Eric Lai, MD is a Plastic Surgery healthcare provider based in Kansas City, Kansas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/01/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1104082783.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Eric Lai, MD has received a total of $4,102 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $565.31 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 56 transactions from 17 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($4,076).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Lai has provided services to 160 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 172 services with total Medicare billing of $7,418. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 8 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Plastic Surgery
- Other Specialties Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery
- Location Kansas City, KS
- Active Since 08/01/2008
- Last Updated 10/14/2020
- Taxonomy Code 208200000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1104082783
Products in Payments
- SIENTRA HIGH STRENGTH COHESIVE SILICONE GEL BREAST IMPLANT (Device) $908.44
- MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer (Device) $431.92
- Phasix Mesh (Device) $326.65
- GalaFLEX (Device) $254.35
- Duramesh (Device) $194.01
- NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) $192.78
- DuraSorb Monofilament Mesh (Device) $166.45
- CORTIVA ALLOGRAFT DERMIS (Device) $150.75
- AxoGuard Nerve Protector (Device) $144.63
- Ovitex (Device) $121.80
- AxoGuard Nerve Connector (Device) $61.91
- Cook Medical DP (Device) $43.75
- ALLODERM (Device) $39.83
- MemoryGel Breast Implants (Device) $27.75
- Variax (Device) $22.96
- Doc Band (Device) $20.34
- ARTOURA Breast Tissue Expander (Device) $19.98
- No Related Product (Device) $17.30
- VARIAX (Device) $14.91
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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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