Lazurite Inc.: payments to doctors
Reported under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act for Open Payments program years 2019–2025. Figures group every CMS reporting entity belonging to this corporate parent.
- Total reported
- $12.7M
- Providers paid
- 96
- Transactions
- 363
- Average per transaction
- $34,883
The average per transaction — $34,883 — is the number worth reading. A large total spread across hundreds of thousands of transactions is a company buying a great many modest meals at educational presentations. A large total across few transactions means consulting, speaking or royalty arrangements with a small number of physicians. The totals alone do not distinguish them.
Where the money went
| State | Total reported | Share |
|---|---|---|
| California | $6,269,990 | 49.5% |
| Ohio | $3,420,310 | 27.0% |
| New York | $633,241 | 5.0% |
| Virginia | $539,754 | 4.3% |
| New Jersey | $437,434 | 3.5% |
| Texas | $345,607 | 2.7% |
| Florida | $242,856 | 1.9% |
| Utah | $206,238 | 1.6% |
| Washington | $105,984 | 0.8% |
| Missouri | $104,767 | 0.8% |
| Minnesota | $86,037 | 0.7% |
| Tennessee | $86,010 | 0.7% |
| Arizona | $72,712 | 0.6% |
| Pennsylvania | $71,490 | 0.6% |
| Colorado | $25,000 | 0.2% |
| Illinois | $15,000 | 0.1% |