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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 H HOU
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ALEXANDER H HOU

Listed Specialty: Vascular Surgery
617 23RD STREET, SUITE 445, ASHLAND, KY, 41101-2870
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ALEXANDER HOU,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

22

payments

$1,495

payment total

13

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
 22 $1,495

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†
IN.PACT ADMIRAL

device

 $229
LIFESTENT

device

 $220
OVATION

device

 $200
VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

 $190
EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

 $164
LUTONIX

device

 $126
COOK MEDICAL CUSTOM MADE DEVICE

device

 $98
ADMIRAL XTREME

device

 $67
SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM

device

 $56
XARELTO

drug

 $47
VARITHENA

drug

 $34
BRIDION

drug

 $14
ENTEREG

drug

 $14
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $14
BAXDELA

drug

 $14
ORBACTIV

drug

 $14
VABOMERE

drug

 $14
MENOCIN

drug

 $14
CALDOLOR

drug

 $11
INDIGO

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
May 3, 2018 $190 VIABAHN VBX BALLOON EXPANDABLE ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Aug 14, 2018 $164 EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Mar 5, 2018 $140 OVATION Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $128 IN.PACT ADMIRAL Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 17, 2018 $126 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $115 LIFESTENT Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 27, 2018 $105 LIFESTENT Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 3, 2018 $101 IN.PACT ADMIRAL Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 13, 2018 $98 COOK MEDICAL CUSTOM MADE DEVICE Food and Beverage COOK MEDICAL LLC
Sep 20, 2018 $67 ADMIRAL XTREME Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 12, 2018 $60 OVATION Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Jul 13, 2018 $56 SUPERA PERIPHERAL STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 14, 2018 $21 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Apr 10, 2018 $18 VARITHENA Food and Beverage BIOCOMPATIBLES, INC.
Dec 4, 2018 $16 VARITHENA Food and Beverage BIOCOMPATIBLES, INC.
Apr 25, 2018 $15 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Apr 27, 2018 $14 BRIDION ENTEREG Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Oct 20, 2018 $14 No Listed Product Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Jul 17, 2018 $14 BAXDELA VABOMERE ORBACTIV MENOCIN Food and Beverage MELINTA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $11 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Nov 6, 2018 $11 CALDOLOR Food and Beverage CUMBERLAND PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $11 INDIGO Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, 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.