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ALEXANDER C CHING
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ALEXANDER C CHING

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
19255 SW 65TH AVE, SUITE 200, TUALATIN, OR, 97062-7451
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ALEXANDER CHING,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

39

payments

$23,172

payment total

8

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
Promotional Speaking/Other
 3 $10,425
Nonaccredited Training
 1 $5,600
Travel and Lodging
 15 $5,561
Food and Beverage
 19 $1,087
Consulting
 1 $500

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†
CREO

device

 $10,451
XLIF

device

 $7,668
EXCELSIUS - GPS

device

 $2,099
VIPER

device

 $1,385
CONCORDE

device

 $1,327
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $799
HIJAK

device

 $500
PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS

device

 $147
ALIF

device

 $66
OSTEOCEL

device

 $54
EXPEDIUM

device

 $46
NEUROMODULATION DSPSBLS AND ACCS

device

 $38
BRAINLAB

device

 $20
IGA

device

 $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 2, 2018 $5,600 XLIF Nonaccredited Training NUVASIVE, INC. Alexander C. Ching, MD, PC
May 19, 2018 $4,725 CREO Promotional Speaking/Other GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
May 19, 2018 $4,500 CREO Promotional Speaking/Other GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jun 7, 2018 $1,579 EXCELSIUS - GPS Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $1,200 XLIF Promotional Speaking/Other NUVASIVE, INC. Alexander C. Ching, MD, PC
May 19, 2018 $962 CREO Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Nov 10, 2018 $624 CONCORDE VIPER Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Nov 10, 2018 $548 CONCORDE VIPER Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Sep 17, 2018 $500 HIJAK Consulting ATLAS SPINE, INC.
Jun 8, 2018 $403 EXCELSIUS - GPS Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $367 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Sep 13, 2018 $254 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 20, 2018 $234 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $159 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 10, 2018 $155 CONCORDE VIPER Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $147 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 12, 2018 $143 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Mar 9, 2018 $143 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Jun 6, 2018 $116 EXCELSIUS - GPS Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $87 No Listed Product Food and Beverage 7D SURGICAL INC.
May 18, 2018 $81 CREO Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
May 18, 2018 $81 CREO Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
May 19, 2018 $80 CREO Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $66 ALIF XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 15, 2018 $64 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $46 VIPER EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Mar 12, 2018 $43 No Listed Product Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Apr 12, 2018 $38 NEUROMODULATION DSPSBLS AND ACCS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 20, 2018 $35 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 15, 2018 $29 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $28 OSTEOCEL Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $27 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 18, 2018 $22 CREO Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $20 BRAINLAB Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Aug 30, 2018 $18 OSTEOCEL Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 12, 2018 $18 No Listed Product Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS LLC
Nov 15, 2018 $11 VIPER Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Feb 14, 2018 $11 IGA Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 29, 2018 $8 OSTEOCEL Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.