Product Program year 2019 Source: CMS Open Payments

Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System

Device Visual Prosthesis

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General payments

$10,509

20 payments

Research payments

$39,722

4 payments

Through program year 2019, $10,509 in general payments and $39,722 in research payments were reported against Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System (Visual Prosthesis).

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By program year

2 rows
Year Kind Amount Payments
2019 General $10,509 20
2019 Research $39,722 4

Breakdown

Who paid General payments · program year 2019
  1. Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. $10,509 20 payments
Top recipients General payments · program year 2019
  1. Suber Huang Retina Specialist · Cleveland, OH $4,800 46% · 3 payments
  2. Christine Kay Ophthalmology · Gainesville, FL $2,800 27% · 4 payments
  3. Andre Witkin Retina Specialist · Boston, MA $2,500 24% · 1 payment
  4. Mark Humayun Ophthalmology · Los Angeles, CA $175 2% · 2 payments
  5. Sonal Tuli Ophthalmology · Gainesville, FL $56 <1% · 1 payment

The top 5 of 12 recipients; each share is of general payments naming this product in 2019.

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Specialties paid General payments · program year 2019
  1. Retina Specialist Ophthalmology $7,327 70% · 4 practitioners
  2. Ophthalmology $3,124 30% · 6 practitioners
  3. Optometrist $40 <1% · 1 practitioner
  4. Neurological Surgery $18 <1% · 1 practitioner

Each share is of general payments naming this product to practitioners with a specialty in 2019. Each practitioner is counted under their primary specialty.

Where the money went General payments · program year 2019
  1. Ohio $4,840 46% · 2 recipients
  2. Florida $2,922 28% · 4 recipients
  3. Massachusetts $2,500 24% · 1 recipient
  4. California $175 2% · 1 recipient
  5. Minnesota $72 <1% · 4 recipients

Each share is of general payments naming this product in 2019 where a state was reported.

20 general · 4 research

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Provenance

Source: CMS Open Payments · through program year 2019

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