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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.
ROBERTO F ALVAREZ
Listed Specialty: Family Medicine
9511 HUFFMEISTER RD, SUITE# 100, HOUSTON, TX, 77095-2865
DR. ROBERTO ALVAREZ,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
38
payments
$591
payment total
16
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 |
38 | $591 |
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† |
|---|---|---|
VASCEPA |
drug |
$139 |
FARXIGA |
drug |
$113 |
MYDAYIS |
drug |
$40 |
INVOKANA |
drug |
$31 |
XARELTO |
drug |
$31 |
LINZESS |
drug |
$28 |
LYRICA |
drug |
$27 |
OTOVEL |
drug |
$27 |
LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM |
device |
$23 |
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$21 |
MYRBETRIQ |
drug |
$20 |
SOLOSEC |
drug |
$19 |
SUPRAX |
drug |
$16 |
DUZALLO |
drug |
$16 |
CHANTIX |
drug |
$15 |
COLOGUARD |
device |
$15 |
XYREM |
drug |
$14 |
XIFAXAN |
drug |
$14 |
GARDASIL |
drug |
$12 |
PNEUMOVAX 23 |
drug |
$12 |
SAXENDA |
drug |
$12 |
VRAYLAR |
drug |
$12 |
ASMANEX |
drug |
$11 |
BELSOMRA |
drug |
$11 |
JANUMET |
drug |
$11 |
JANUMET XR |
drug |
$11 |
JANUVIA |
drug |
$11 |
PREVNAR 13 |
drug |
$11 |
TRUMENBA |
drug |
$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 3, 2018 | $54 | VASCEPA | Food and Beverage | AMARIN PHARMA INC. | |
| Jun 25, 2018 | $24 | FARXIGA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Jan 29, 2018 | $24 | MYDAYIS | Food and Beverage | SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC | |
| Sep 25, 2018 | $23 | LINX REFLUX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | ETHICON US, LLC | |
| May 1, 2018 | $21 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Nov 21, 2018 | $20 | MYRBETRIQ | Food and Beverage | ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC | |
| Nov 1, 2018 | $20 | FARXIGA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| May 29, 2018 | $19 | FARXIGA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Sep 11, 2018 | $19 | SOLOSEC | Food and Beverage | LUPIN INC. | |
| Mar 27, 2018 | $17 | MYDAYIS | Food and Beverage | SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC | |
| Mar 26, 2018 | $17 | XARELTO INVOKANA | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Mar 15, 2018 | $16 | SUPRAX | Food and Beverage | LUPIN INC. | |
| May 3, 2018 | $16 | DUZALLO LINZESS | Food and Beverage | IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Nov 8, 2018 | $15 | CHANTIX LYRICA COLOGUARD | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Dec 11, 2018 | $15 | INVOKANA XARELTO | Food and Beverage | JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | |
| Oct 3, 2018 | $15 | VASCEPA | Food and Beverage | AMARIN PHARMA INC. | |
| Jun 11, 2018 | $14 | XYREM | Food and Beverage | JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | |
| Oct 16, 2018 | $14 | XIFAXAN | Food and Beverage | SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, A DIVISION OF BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC | |
| May 3, 2018 | $14 | OTOVEL | Food and Beverage | ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| Jan 11, 2018 | $14 | FARXIGA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Mar 19, 2018 | $13 | FARXIGA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Dec 20, 2018 | $13 | VASCEPA | Food and Beverage | AMARIN PHARMA INC. | |
| May 24, 2018 | $13 | OTOVEL | Food and Beverage | ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| Aug 29, 2018 | $13 | VASCEPA | Food and Beverage | AMARIN PHARMA INC. | |
| Apr 23, 2018 | $13 | LINZESS | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Mar 29, 2018 | $12 | FARXIGA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| Apr 16, 2018 | $12 | PNEUMOVAX 23 GARDASIL | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Aug 16, 2018 | $12 | SAXENDA | Food and Beverage | NOVO NORDISK INC | |
| Nov 6, 2018 | $12 | VRAYLAR | Food and Beverage | ALLERGAN INC. | |
| Mar 1, 2018 | $11 | JANUVIA JANUMET ASMANEX BELSOMRA JANUMET XR | Food and Beverage | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION | |
| Nov 27, 2018 | $11 | PREVNAR 13 TRUMENBA | Food and Beverage | PFIZER INC. | |
| Oct 18, 2018 | $11 | LYRICA | Food and Beverage | PFIZER PHARMACEUTICALS LLC | |
| May 2, 2018 | $11 | FARXIGA | Food and Beverage | ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP | |
| May 24, 2018 | $9 | VASCEPA | Food and Beverage | AMARIN PHARMA INC. | |
| Jun 21, 2018 | $9 | VASCEPA | Food and Beverage | AMARIN PHARMA INC. | |
| May 10, 2018 | $9 | VASCEPA | Food and Beverage | AMARIN PHARMA INC. | |
| Mar 21, 2018 | $9 | VASCEPA | Food and Beverage | AMARIN PHARMA INC. | |
| Feb 21, 2018 | $8 | VASCEPA | Food and Beverage | AMARIN PHARMA 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.