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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.

JOSE A ALVAREZ
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JOSE A ALVAREZ

Listed Specialty: Pain Medicine
205 E NASA BLVD, SUITE 100, MELBOURNE, FL, 32901-1937
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Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

24

payments

$315

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
Food and Beverage
 24 $315

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†
LYRICA

drug

 $129
EMBEDA

drug

 $55
XTAMPZA

drug

 $49
FLECTOR PATCH

drug

 $43
ZERBAXA

drug

 $31
CHANTIX

drug

 $27
SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM

device

 $25
COLOGUARD

device

 $17
ALGOVITA

device

 $17
PENNSAID

drug

 $16
SIVEXTRO

drug

 $14
N'VISION

device

 $14
EVZIO

drug

 $12
ROXYBOND

drug

 $11
SYMPROIC

drug

 $11
EUCRISA

drug

 $10
† 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
Nov 6, 2018 $25 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Mar 28, 2018 $17 CHANTIX LYRICA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Aug 20, 2018 $17 ZERBAXA Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Nov 8, 2018 $17 LYRICA EMBEDA FLECTOR PATCH COLOGUARD Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jul 16, 2018 $17 ALGOVITA Food and Beverage NUVECTRA CORPORATION
May 10, 2018 $16 PENNSAID Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Mar 5, 2018 $14 ZERBAXA SIVEXTRO Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
May 16, 2018 $14 LYRICA EMBEDA FLECTOR PATCH Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $14 LYRICA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Aug 27, 2018 $14 N'VISION Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $14 XTAMPZA Food and Beverage COLLEGIUM PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Jun 21, 2018 $13 XTAMPZA Food and Beverage COLLEGIUM PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Jan 24, 2018 $12 LYRICA EMBEDA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Oct 29, 2018 $12 LYRICA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $12 XTAMPZA Food and Beverage COLLEGIUM PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Jan 8, 2018 $12 EVZIO Food and Beverage KALEO, INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $11 LYRICA EMBEDA FLECTOR PATCH Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jul 18, 2018 $11 ROXYBOND Food and Beverage DAIICHI SANKYO INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $11 LYRICA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
May 22, 2018 $11 XTAMPZA Food and Beverage COLLEGIUM PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
May 2, 2018 $11 LYRICA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $11 SYMPROIC Food and Beverage PURDUE PHARMA L.P.
Jul 25, 2018 $10 CHANTIX LYRICA EUCRISA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
May 2, 2018 $0 LYRICA Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
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Note: We have made some effort to normalize the data and eliminate duplicates, but the data is primarily as it has been reported by the companies to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. To purchase the normalized data, please visit the ProPublica Data Store. If you spot an error, please let us know at [email protected].

This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.