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ALI AZIZZADEH FARD
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ALI AZIZZADEH FARD

Listed Specialty: Surgery
6410 FANNIN ST, 450, HOUSTON, TX, 77030-3000
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ALI AZIZZADEH FARD,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

144

payments

$83,654

payment total

10

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
Honoraria
 4 $28,250
Promotional Speaking/Other
 6 $28,000
Travel and Lodging
 34 $19,741
Food and Beverage
 100 $7,663

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†
TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

 $33,760
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $24,686
VALIANT NAVION

device

 $11,164
VALIANT CAPTIVIA

device

 $5,731
CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

 $2,803
EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

 $2,081
ENDURANT

device

 $839
VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

 $607
EXCLUDER ILIAC BRANCH ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

 $352
APTUS HELI-FX

device

 $216
C3 DELIVERY SYSTEM

device

 $207
FLUENCY

device

 $201
GENERAL ATHERECTOMY

device

 $193
INDIGO

device

 $155
GRAFIX & STRAVIX

drug

 $152
PENUMBRA RUBY COIL

device

 $139
COOK MEDICAL THORACIC

device

 $120
PENUMBRA SYSTEM

device

 $102
COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX

device

 $100
RELAY PLUS

device

 $34
DXTERITY

device

 $13
† 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
Jun 15, 2018 $15,410 TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Honoraria W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. CEDARS SINAI OB/GYN
Nov 16, 2018 $8,740 TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Honoraria W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. CEDARS SINAI
Sep 26, 2018 $7,000 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Oct 9, 2018 $7,000 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Sep 4, 2018 $5,570 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 6, 2018 $4,200 TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Nov 19, 2018 $3,500 VALIANT NAVION Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 19, 2018 $3,500 VALIANT NAVION Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $3,500 VALIANT CAPTIVIA Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Nov 20, 2018 $3,500 VALIANT NAVION Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 30, 2018 $2,350 TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Honoraria W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. CEDARS SINAI OB/GYN
Jan 23, 2018 $1,750 CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Honoraria W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. BRYN MAWR COMMUNICATIONS LLC
Aug 8, 2018 $1,283 VALIANT CAPTIVIA Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 30, 2018 $867 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging COOK MEDICAL LLC CORNELL UNIVERISTY
Jul 6, 2018 $832 TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Nov 12, 2018 $486 VALIANT NAVION Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 30, 2018 $480 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging COOK MEDICAL LLC CORNELL UNIVERISTY
Jul 6, 2018 $474 TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Apr 25, 2018 $444 EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $427 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $382 TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Oct 19, 2018 $347 TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Oct 22, 2018 $334 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 1, 2018 $307 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 17, 2018 $298 EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Sep 30, 2018 $290 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging COOK MEDICAL LLC CORNELL UNIVERISTY
Jun 1, 2018 $289 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $259 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $257 EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $248 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $246 EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $229 TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $225 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $222 TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Oct 22, 2018 $213 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 27, 2018 $206 TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Oct 22, 2018 $205 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $203 EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $202 EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Oct 6, 2018 $202 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $201 FLUENCY Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 17, 2018 $193 GENERAL ATHERECTOMY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 4, 2018 $189 TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jun 22, 2018 $179 VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $174 CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jan 11, 2018 $169 CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
May 5, 2018 $169 EXCLUDER ILIAC BRANCH ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Nov 12, 2018 $167 VALIANT NAVION Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 11, 2018 $164 CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $157 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 13, 2018 $155 INDIGO Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
Nov 12, 2018 $154 VALIANT CAPTIVIA Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 5, 2018 $152 GRAFIX & STRAVIX Food and Beverage OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
Aug 9, 2018 $150 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 8, 2018 $150 C3 DELIVERY SYSTEM Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $150 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Nov 12, 2018 $150 VALIANT CAPTIVIA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 5, 2018 $148 CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Aug 14, 2018 $140 EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jul 28, 2018 $139 PENUMBRA RUBY COIL Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
Aug 25, 2018 $136 VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $135 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 5, 2018 $129 VALIANT CAPTIVIA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 27, 2018 $124 EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $120 COOK MEDICAL THORACIC Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Jun 1, 2018 $117 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 14, 2018 $116 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 10, 2018 $113 VALIANT CAPTIVIA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $110 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $106 APTUS HELI-FX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $102 PENUMBRA SYSTEM Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
May 17, 2018 $101 CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $100 COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Sep 5, 2018 $98 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $97 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 22, 2018 $90 VALIANT CAPTIVIA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 6, 2018 $86 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $86 VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jun 23, 2018 $84 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
May 17, 2018 $73 EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
May 17, 2018 $72 EXCLUDER ILIAC BRANCH ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Aug 4, 2018 $61 TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jun 27, 2018 $61 EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jun 23, 2018 $60 TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $60 CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $56 VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $56 VALIANT CAPTIVIA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 17, 2018 $51 VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Oct 6, 2018 $48 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 6, 2018 $48 EXCLUDER ILIAC BRANCH ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jun 21, 2018 $47 APTUS HELI-FX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 23, 2018 $44 VALIANT CAPTIVIA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 6, 2018 $42 VALIANT CAPTIVIA Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 22, 2018 $37 VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jun 7, 2018 $37 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $36 CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $35 CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jun 27, 2018 $35 EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $34 RELAY PLUS Food and Beverage BOLTON MEDICAL INC
Oct 6, 2018 $34 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 26, 2018 $34 C3 DELIVERY SYSTEM Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jun 23, 2018 $33 CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $33 VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Oct 4, 2018 $33 EXCLUDER ILIAC BRANCH ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Oct 19, 2018 $31 TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Dec 20, 2018 $31 EXCLUDER ILIAC BRANCH ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Oct 6, 2018 $31 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $30 VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jan 3, 2018 $28 APTUS HELI-FX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $27 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $27 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $26 CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Mar 20, 2018 $25 No Listed Product Food and Beverage SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.
May 14, 2018 $25 VALIANT CAPTIVIA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $24 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 8, 2018 $23 C3 DELIVERY SYSTEM Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Dec 19, 2018 $22 CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $22 VALIANT CAPTIVIA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $18 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $18 VALIANT CAPTIVIA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 6, 2018 $17 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 21, 2018 $17 CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Dec 21, 2018 $16 VALIANT CAPTIVIA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 16, 2018 $15 VALIANT CAPTIVIA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 3, 2018 $15 VALIANT CAPTIVIA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $15 CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $15 CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $15 CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jul 9, 2018 $14 TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Nov 28, 2018 $14 APTUS HELI-FX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 27, 2018 $14 VALIANT CAPTIVIA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $13 ENDURANT Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $13 VALIANT CAPTIVIA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 16, 2018 $13 VALIANT CAPTIVIA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 31, 2018 $13 TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Oct 17, 2018 $13 DXTERITY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 10, 2018 $12 CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Dec 3, 2018 $11 CONFORMABLE TAG THORACIC ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Oct 24, 2018 $11 VALIANT CAPTIVIA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $11 APTUS HELI-FX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $11 VALIANT NAVION Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $10 APTUS HELI-FX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $9 VALIANT CAPTIVIA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $7 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
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