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This database was last updated in October 2019 and should only be used as a historical snapshot. Newer data is available at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Open Payments site.

HECTOR J CASTRO
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HECTOR J CASTRO

Listed Specialty: Nephrology
3821 MASTHEAD ST NE, ALBUQUERQUE, NM, 87109-4679
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DR. HECTOR CASTRO,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

26

payments

$503

payment total

14

companies paid this doctor

Payment Calendar in 2018

This doctor received a payment on days in 2018.

Each box below represents a single day during the disclosure period. A gray box indicates no payments. The darker the color, the more payments a doctor received that day.

2018

Types of Payments in 2018

Category Payments Payment Value
Food and Beverage
 26 $503

Drugs & Devices in 2018

Totals listed below account for all payments from that mention this product. Beginning in 2016, the government began classifying products as drugs, devices, biologics or medical supplies. Below, you will see drugs (drugs and biologics) and devices (devices and medical supplies). If a payment record mentions more than one product, the entire value will be included in each of those products. When no products are listed, they are not included in the list below.

Product Name Product Type Payments†
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $157
VELTASSA

drug

 $80
PARSABIV

drug

 $74
AURYXIA

drug

 $44
JYNARQUE

drug

 $43
SENSIPAR

drug

 $41
RITUXAN

drug

 $16
BENLYSTA

drug

 $15
ENVARSUS XR

drug

 $15
FLEXITOUCH

device

 $14
ACTITOUCH

device

 $14
ENTRE

device

 $14
SYSTEM ONE

device

 $12
INJECTAFER

drug

 $12
GIAPREZA

drug

 $12
RAYALDEE

drug

 $11
† May not add up to dollar total at top of page, since a payment record may not be associated with any product or can be associated with several products.

Payment Details in 2018

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Oct 23, 2018 $74 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 21, 2018 $33 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL INC.
Mar 30, 2018 $24 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $23 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Jul 20, 2018 $22 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $22 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 3, 2018 $22 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $21 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jun 8, 2018 $20 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jul 3, 2018 $19 JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
May 30, 2018 $18 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Oct 3, 2018 $16 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Oct 24, 2018 $16 PARSABIV SENSIPAR Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $16 RITUXAN Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $15 BENLYSTA Food and Beverage GLAXOSMITHKLINE, LLC.
Mar 16, 2018 $15 ENVARSUS XR Food and Beverage VELOXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $14 FLEXITOUCH ACTITOUCH ENTRE Food and Beverage TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC
Nov 28, 2018 $14 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $14 PARSABIV SENSIPAR Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
May 30, 2018 $13 No Listed Product Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 1, 2018 $13 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $12 SYSTEM ONE Food and Beverage NXSTAGE MEDICAL, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $12 INJECTAFER Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $12 GIAPREZA Food and Beverage LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY
Apr 4, 2018 $11 PARSABIV SENSIPAR Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Mar 23, 2018 $11 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.