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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.

MICHAEL M ALPER
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MICHAEL M ALPER

Listed Specialty: Reproductive Endocrinology
130 2ND AVE, BOSTON IVF - THE WALTHAM CENTER, WALTHAM, MA, 02451-1100
* Note: This physician had a New York practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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DR. MICHAEL ALPER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

22

payments

$25,913

payment total

3

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
Consulting
 2 $19,092
Travel and Lodging
 8 $6,140
Food and Beverage
 12 $681

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†
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $16,300
MENOPUR

drug

 $9,444
BRAVELLE

drug

 $111
GONAL-F

drug

 $57
† 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
Aug 1, 2018 $10,320 No Listed Product Consulting FERRING INTERNATIONAL CENTER SA
May 24, 2018 $8,772 MENOPUR Consulting FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jun 29, 2018 $3,893 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging FERRING INTERNATIONAL CENTER SA
Jun 30, 2018 $1,582 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging FERRING INTERNATIONAL CENTER SA
May 15, 2018 $258 MENOPUR Travel and Lodging FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jul 2, 2018 $173 No Listed Product Food and Beverage FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
May 16, 2018 $134 MENOPUR Travel and Lodging FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
May 3, 2018 $111 BRAVELLE Food and Beverage FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jul 4, 2018 $98 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging FERRING INTERNATIONAL CENTER SA
Jun 30, 2018 $82 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging FERRING INTERNATIONAL CENTER SA
Jul 1, 2018 $68 No Listed Product Food and Beverage FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
May 16, 2018 $67 MENOPUR Travel and Lodging FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
May 16, 2018 $67 MENOPUR Food and Beverage FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
May 16, 2018 $58 MENOPUR Food and Beverage FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jul 3, 2018 $58 No Listed Product Food and Beverage FERRING INTERNATIONAL CENTER SA
Aug 23, 2018 $51 GONAL-F Food and Beverage EMD SERONO, INC.
May 16, 2018 $36 MENOPUR Food and Beverage FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jul 3, 2018 $27 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging FERRING INTERNATIONAL CENTER SA
May 16, 2018 $18 MENOPUR Food and Beverage FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
May 16, 2018 $18 MENOPUR Food and Beverage FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Jul 1, 2018 $17 MENOPUR Food and Beverage FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Aug 14, 2018 $6 GONAL-F Food and Beverage EMD SERONO, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.