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Theodore Lyu

Ophthalmology · Long Island City, NY

NPI 1760704803

$4,226.29

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

17 companies · $183 in 2025

The $183 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Ophthalmology provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $384).

Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Food and Beverage$606.52

Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.

Who reported paying

General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Allergan, INC. $2,540.58 2019-2022
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products INC. $497.51 2022-2025 Acthar
Abbvie INC. $341.68 2022-2025
Alcon Vision LLC $183.29 2022
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, INC. $149.85 2019-2020
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, INC. $131.24 2019-2021
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $66.08 2020-2022
Eyevance Pharmaceuticals LLC $62.12 2021-2022
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries INC. $61.47 2019-2020
Shire North American Group INC $54.77 2019
Sight Sciences, INC. $31.21 2019
Oyster Point Pharma, INC. $26.34 2022
Carl Zeiss Meditec Ag $19.40 2020
Biotissue Holdings INC. $16.45 2020
Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, INC. $15.78 2024 Humphrey Hfa
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC $14.59 2019
Bausch & Lomb, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC $13.93 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Theodore Lyu

$4,226.29

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Allergan, INC.
Context
The $183 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Ophthalmology provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $384).

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.