James Maze, MD
Radiation Oncology · Lake Charles, LANPI 1114059821
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by travel and lodging: $2,041 of the $3,169 with a category attached, or 64.4%. 16 manufacturers reported payments, led by Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. at 39.9% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $1,533 and has fallen 72.3% since, to $425 in 2025. Among radiation oncology clinicians in LA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 38 payments — averaging $83.40 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.$1K
- Elekta, Inc.$1K
- Accuray Incorporated$336
- Visionrt, Inc.$285
- Novartis$53
- Stryker$44
- plus $177 from 10 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$2,04164%
- Food & beverage$1,12936%
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | 12 | $1,266 |
| Elekta, Inc. | 7 | $1,009 |
| Accuray Incorporated | 4 | $336 |
| Visionrt, Inc. | 2 | $285 |
| Novartis | 2 | $53 |
| Stryker | 1 | $44 |
| Bioprotect Medical, Inc. | 1 | $28 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $24 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $16 |
| Merit Medical Systems Inc | 1 | $16 |
| Vertex | 1 | $15 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $13 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | 1 | $13 |
| Bayer | 1 | $12 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
How this compares
$3,169 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 58 radiation oncology providers in Louisiana.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 12 | $254 |
| Lidocaine Hcl ViscousLidocaine Hcl | 12 | $139 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | 14 | $93 |
| Levofloxacin | 22 | $30 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other radiation oncology in Lake Charles
- David ChangLake Charles$726
- Chiachien WangShreveport$31K
- James RussoLafayette$20K
- Lane RosenShreveport$10K
- Konstantin KovtunBaton Rouge$3K
- Christophe MarquesNew Orleans$3K
- Lawrence MenacheAlexandria$3K
- Troy RichardsShreveport$3K
- Bryce BeardAlexandria$3K
- Andrew ElsonBaton Rouge$2K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.