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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.

MELVIN A GONZALEZ
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MELVIN A GONZALEZ

Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
39700 BOB HOPE DR, SUITE # 203, RANCHO MIRAGE, CA, 92270-3267
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DR. MELVIN GONZALEZ,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

11

payments

$8,988

payment total

5

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
 2 $7,701
Food and Beverage
 7 $649
Travel and Lodging
 2 $638

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†
PRALUENT

drug

 $8,584
EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE

device

 $154
MRI READY LEADS

device

 $117
AZURE

device

 $102
CHANTIX

drug

 $24
ELIQUIS

drug

 $24
XIENCE ALPINE CORNARY STENT SYSTEM

device

 $7
† 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
Jul 19, 2018 $4,530 PRALUENT Promotional Speaking/Other REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $3,171 PRALUENT Promotional Speaking/Other REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Jul 13, 2018 $570 PRALUENT Travel and Lodging REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $154 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Food and Beverage EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Jul 12, 2018 $125 PRALUENT Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Mar 31, 2018 $120 PRALUENT Food and Beverage REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $117 MRI READY LEADS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 27, 2018 $102 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $68 PRALUENT Travel and Lodging REGENERON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Aug 7, 2018 $24 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Mar 28, 2018 $7 XIENCE ALPINE CORNARY STENT SYSTEM 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.