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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.

ALEXANDER DROFA
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ALEXANDER DROFA

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
700 1ST AVE S, FARGO, ND, 58103-1802
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DR. ALEXANDER DROFA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

25

payments

$4,276

payment total

4

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
Travel and Lodging
 10 $3,430
Food and Beverage
 15 $846

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†
PIPELINE

device

 $1,956
RISE INTRA LIF

device

 $1,228
RISE

device

 $396
SOLITAIRE

device

 $260
PHIL

device

 $216
LVIS

device

 $140
TRAXCESS GUIDEWIRE AND DOCKING WIRE

device

 $139
HEADWAY DUO MICROCATHETER

device

 $93
LVIS JR.

device

 $93
SCEPTER C BALLOON CATHETER

device

 $77
SYNERGY

device

 $32
SOFIA

device

 $28
HYDROFILL COIL

device

 $19
† 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
Jan 8, 2018 $1,201 RISE INTRA LIF Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Sep 11, 2018 $988 PIPELINE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 9, 2018 $333 RISE Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $311 PIPELINE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $218 PIPELINE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 10, 2018 $139 PHIL TRAXCESS GUIDEWIRE AND DOCKING WIRE Food and Beverage MICROVENTION, INC.
Sep 21, 2018 $130 PIPELINE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $105 PIPELINE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 16, 2018 $93 LVIS LVIS JR. HEADWAY DUO MICROCATHETER Food and Beverage MICROVENTION, INC.
Oct 11, 2018 $87 SOLITAIRE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 10, 2018 $86 SOLITAIRE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 17, 2018 $77 SCEPTER C BALLOON CATHETER PHIL Food and Beverage MICROVENTION, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $68 PIPELINE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 21, 2018 $68 PIPELINE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 8, 2018 $63 RISE Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Feb 20, 2018 $62 SOLITAIRE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $50 PIPELINE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 16, 2018 $47 LVIS Food and Beverage MICROVENTION, INC.
Aug 3, 2018 $32 SYNERGY Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Dec 3, 2018 $28 SOFIA Food and Beverage MICROVENTION, INC.
Jan 9, 2018 $27 RISE INTRA LIF Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Apr 16, 2018 $19 HYDROFILL COIL Food and Beverage MICROVENTION, INC.
Sep 21, 2018 $18 PIPELINE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $13 SOLITAIRE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 21, 2018 $12 SOLITAIRE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.