Total Payments
$6,131
2024 Payments
$431.71
Companies
17
Transactions
62
Medicare Patients
10,353
Medicare Billing
$730,803
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$3,858 (62.9%)
Travel$2,261 (36.9%)
Education$11.61 (0.2%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $3,858 | 51 | 62.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,261 | 9 | 36.9% |
| Education | $11.61 | 2 | 0.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $3,080 | 28 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $1,212 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| ABIOMED | $466.65 | 4 | $0 (2021) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $292.59 | 5 | $0 (2020) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $211.23 | 4 | $0 (2018) |
| LivaNova USA, Inc. | $141.56 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Philips Electronics North America Corporation | $127.85 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | $124.98 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| ASAHI INTECC USA, INC. | $115.20 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | $107.72 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $431.71 | 7 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($249.58) |
| 2023 | $219.18 | 3 | LivaNova USA, Inc. ($141.56) |
| 2022 | $1,111 | 7 | Abbott Laboratories ($1,111) |
| 2021 | $239.03 | 2 | ABIOMED ($142.78) |
| 2020 | $538.96 | 6 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($196.69) |
| 2019 | $471.83 | 7 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($280.49) |
| 2018 | $1,236 | 13 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($648.73) |
| 2017 | $1,884 | 17 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($1,531) |
All Payment Transactions
62 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/11/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN FLX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $100.01 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN FLX_IC | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Penumbra, Inc. | Penumbra System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $21.28 | General |
| Category: Neurointervention | ||||||
| 08/06/2024 | Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | Assure WCD (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.98 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 06/12/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MITRACLIP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $101.55 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 05/07/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN FLX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $149.57 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN FLX_IC | ||||||
| 03/06/2024 | Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | Venovo (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.33 | General |
| Category: Vascular/Oncology | ||||||
| 01/09/2024 | Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | Assure WCD (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $26.99 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 08/30/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | OptiCross (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $44.35 | General |
| Category: OptiCross_IC | ||||||
| 07/21/2023 | LivaNova USA, Inc. | LIFESPARC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $141.56 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 05/11/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | OptiCross (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.27 | General |
| Category: OptiCross_IC | ||||||
| 06/27/2022 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.80 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 06/06/2022 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $511.46 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 06/06/2022 | Abbott Laboratories | MITRACLIP (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $263.40 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 06/06/2022 | Abbott Laboratories | MITRACLIP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $51.06 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 06/06/2022 | Abbott Laboratories | MITRACLIP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.08 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 05/25/2022 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER AMULET (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $233.10 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 03/26/2022 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER AMULET (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $9.67 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 05/02/2021 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | WATCHMAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $96.25 | General |
| Category: STRUCTURAL HEART | ||||||
| 04/26/2021 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $142.78 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/16/2020 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $116.04 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 09/17/2020 | Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | NEXLIZET (Drug), NEXLETOL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $124.98 | General |
| Category: ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS | ||||||
| 03/10/2020 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $76.02 | General |
| Category: STRUCTURAL HEART | ||||||
| 02/14/2020 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.71 | General |
| Category: STRUCTURAL HEART | ||||||
| 01/29/2020 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $84.96 | General |
| Category: STRUCTURAL HEART | ||||||
| 01/23/2020 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | CoreValve Evolut (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $101.25 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Systems | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 22 | 2,303 | 2,538 | $751,683 | $182,437 |
| 2022 | 25 | 2,574 | 2,893 | $757,673 | $180,618 |
| 2021 | 27 | 2,659 | 2,949 | $685,259 | $184,893 |
| 2020 | 29 | 2,817 | 3,117 | $696,058 | $182,854 |
Total Patients
10,353
Total Services
11,497
Medicare Billing
$730,803
Procedure Codes
107
All Medicare Procedures & Services
107 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 5
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 524 | 624 | $228,400 | $53,738 | 23.5% |
| 92928 | Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch | Facility | 2023 | 43 | 52 | $86,976 | $21,735 | 25.0% |
| 33340 | Repair of left upper heart chamber with implant with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 32 | 32 | $71,468 | $18,801 | 26.3% |
| 93458 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 96 | 96 | $80,032 | $16,922 | 21.1% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Office | 2023 | 92 | 93 | $52,617 | $12,965 | 24.6% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 187 | 189 | $37,011 | $9,905 | 26.8% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 47 | 47 | $24,566 | $6,315 | 25.7% |
| 93460 | Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $23,296 | $5,784 | 24.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 44 | 44 | $21,040 | $5,470 | 26.0% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 55 | 81 | $17,415 | $4,962 | 28.5% |
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Facility | 2023 | 81 | 81 | $17,681 | $4,417 | 25.0% |
| 92978 | Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | Facility | 2023 | 57 | 60 | $16,115 | $4,266 | 26.5% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 340 | 345 | $15,003 | $3,460 | 23.1% |
| 93571 | Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel during diagnosis or treatment, initial vessel | Facility | 2023 | 52 | 52 | $12,025 | $2,861 | 23.8% |
| 93459 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber, coronary artery and bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $16,077 | $2,840 | 17.7% |
| 93312 | Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 27 | $8,201 | $2,078 | 25.3% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 180 | 192 | $6,912 | $1,829 | 26.5% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2023 | 250 | 317 | $7,441 | $1,775 | 23.9% |
| 93308 | Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | Facility | 2023 | 56 | 59 | $4,189 | $1,147 | 27.4% |
| 93572 | Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel during diagnosis or treatment, each additional vessel | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $3,187 | $637.28 | 20.0% |
| 93320 | Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 23 | $1,158 | $305.36 | 26.4% |
| 93321 | Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $450.00 | $116.97 | 26.0% |
| 93325 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 44 | 47 | $423.00 | $108.45 | 25.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 542 | 638 | $232,561 | $53,128 | 22.8% |
| 33340 | Repair of left upper heart chamber with implant with review by radiologist | Facility | 2022 | 41 | 41 | $91,871 | $24,487 | 26.7% |
About Dr. Theodore Lau, MD
Dr. Theodore Lau, MD is a Specialist healthcare provider based in Tacoma, Washington. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 01/11/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1205986312.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Theodore Lau, MD has received a total of $6,131 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $431.71 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 62 transactions from 17 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($3,858).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Lau has provided services to 10,353 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 11,497 services with total Medicare billing of $730,803. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 107 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Specialist
- Other Specialties Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease
- Location Tacoma, WA
- Active Since 01/11/2007
- Last Updated 09/15/2021
- Taxonomy Code 174400000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1205986312
Products in Payments
- WATCHMAN (Device) $2,360
- AMPLATZER (Device) $525.26
- Impella (Device) $466.65
- MITRACLIP (Device) $444.09
- WATCHMAN FLX (Device) $249.58
- AMPLATZER AMULET (Device) $242.77
- XARELTO (Drug) $211.23
- CoreValve Evolut (Device) $192.07
- LIFESPARC (Device) $141.56
- ACCOLADE (Device) $131.60
- NEXLIZET (Drug) $124.98
- GENERAL VASCULAR ACCESS (Device) $123.89
- ASAHI PTCA Guide Wire (Device) $115.20
- Livalo (Drug) $107.72
- Advisa (Device) $100.52
- ENTRESTO (Drug) $99.98
- CROSSBOSS (Device) $90.80
- OptiCross (Device) $77.62
- Assure WCD (Device) $45.97
- SYNERGY BIOABSORBABLE POLYMER DRUG-ELUTING STENT SYSTEM (Device) $36.12
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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