Dollars for Docs

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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.

ALEJANDRO ALVAREZ
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ALEJANDRO ALVAREZ

Listed Specialty: Nephrology
3635 VISTA AVENUE AT GRAND BLVD, FDT9 NEPHROLOGY, SAINT LOUIS, MO, 63110
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ALEJANDRO ALVAREZ,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

53

payments

$8,677

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
Consulting
 1 $3,568
Honoraria
 1 $2,300
Food and Beverage
 47 $1,783
Travel and Lodging
 4 $1,027

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

 $4,595
VIABAHN ENDOPROSTHESIS

device

 $2,414
LUTONIX

device

 $684
FLUENCY

device

 $319
VIABAHN ENDOPROSTHESIS WITH HEPARIN BIOACTIVE SURFACE

device

 $199
CROSSER

device

 $139
POWERPORT

device

 $92
GLIDEPATH

device

 $73
IGT_D PERIPHERAL

device

 $69
FLAIR

device

 $67
VASCUTRAK

device

 $55
PALINDROME

device

 $49
DORADO

device

 $42
LIFESTENT

device

 $24
SEEKER

device

 $24
MAHURKAR

device

 $15
† 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
Nov 27, 2018 $3,568 No Listed Product Consulting BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 23, 2018 $2,300 VIABAHN ENDOPROSTHESIS Honoraria W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Nov 19, 2018 $455 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 17, 2018 $430 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $140 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $134 FLUENCY Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 10, 2018 $115 CROSSER LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 4, 2018 $114 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 20, 2018 $104 VIABAHN ENDOPROSTHESIS WITH HEPARIN BIOACTIVE SURFACE Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Nov 26, 2018 $104 VIABAHN ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Mar 9, 2018 $95 VIABAHN ENDOPROSTHESIS WITH HEPARIN BIOACTIVE SURFACE Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $92 POWERPORT Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $70 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
May 2, 2018 $69 IGT_D PERIPHERAL Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
May 22, 2018 $62 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 19, 2018 $60 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $50 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 31, 2018 $49 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 3, 2018 $35 GLIDEPATH Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $32 VASCUTRAK Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 28, 2018 $29 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $28 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 28, 2018 $25 FLUENCY Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 3, 2018 $25 FLAIR Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 23, 2018 $24 FLUENCY Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $24 CROSSER LIFESTENT SEEKER Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $23 FLUENCY Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 22, 2018 $23 FLUENCY Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
May 7, 2018 $22 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $22 FLUENCY Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 5, 2018 $22 DORADO Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
May 23, 2018 $22 FLAIR Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 26, 2018 $20 DORADO FLAIR Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 11, 2018 $20 VASCUTRAK Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $20 FLUENCY Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 15, 2018 $20 GLIDEPATH Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 4, 2018 $20 PALINDROME Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Dec 5, 2018 $18 GLIDEPATH Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 16, 2018 $18 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 31, 2018 $17 PALINDROME Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Sep 11, 2018 $17 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 29, 2018 $17 FLUENCY Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 3, 2018 $17 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 24, 2018 $16 FLUENCY Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 30, 2018 $15 MAHURKAR Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Nov 29, 2018 $15 FLUENCY Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 2, 2018 $14 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 15, 2018 $14 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 31, 2018 $12 PALINDROME Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Nov 26, 2018 $11 VIABAHN ENDOPROSTHESIS Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
May 24, 2018 $5 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 15, 2018 $3 VASCUTRAK Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 28, 2018 $3 LUTONIX Food and Beverage BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, 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.