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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.

SAMER ABDEL-AZIZ
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SAMER ABDEL-AZIZ

Listed Specialty: Anesthesiology
4301 W MARKHAM ST, LITTLE ROCK, AR, 72205-7101
* Note: This physician had a Minnesota practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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DR. SAMER ABDEL-AZIZ,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

16

payments

$2,206

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
5 $1,307
Food and Beverage
11 $898

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
PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS

device

$1,457
DRG IPGS

device

$274
SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM

device

$150
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

$125
SWIFT-LOCK SCS

device

$114
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$57
AXIUM SHEATH BRAIDED DRG

device

$13
SPECTRA WAVEWRITER

device

$11
AXIUM INS DRG IPG

device

$4
† 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
Feb 2, 2018 $462 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 8, 2018 $293 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 2, 2018 $272 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 2, 2018 $272 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 12, 2018 $180 DRG IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 13, 2018 $150 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Nov 15, 2018 $125 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Dec 13, 2018 $114 SWIFT-LOCK SCS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 3, 2018 $113 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 16, 2018 $94 DRG IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 11, 2018 $57 No Listed Product Food and Beverage STIMWAVE TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED
Apr 26, 2018 $36 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 31, 2018 $13 AXIUM SHEATH BRAIDED DRG Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 5, 2018 $11 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Feb 2, 2018 $8 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 23, 2018 $4 AXIUM INS DRG IPG Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.