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ALEXANDER E ROPPER
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ALEXANDER E ROPPER

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
7200 CAMBRIDGE ST, SUITE 9A, MS: BCM650, HOUSTON, TX, 77030-4202
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ALEXANDER ROPPER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

45

payments

$26,629

payment total

6

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 $9,800
Consulting
 3 $9,375
Travel and Lodging
 17 $5,851
Food and Beverage
 23 $1,602

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†
MAGNIFY-S

device

 $10,393
ARIA

device

 $7,233
TRITANIUM

device

 $3,703
ES2

device

 $3,461
EXPEDIUM

device

 $1,699
ALIF PLATE

device

 $1,190
SPINE

device

 $555
XIA

device

 $473
SERRATO

device

 $461
CREO MIS

device

 $253
NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

device

 $205
QUARTEX

device

 $185
VIPER

device

 $131
PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS

device

 $119
RESTORE

device

 $117
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $115
CALIBER-L

device

 $71
FORTIFY

device

 $71
PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM

device

 $65
MOUNTAINEER

device

 $25
CREO

device

 $25
† 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
Dec 13, 2018 $5,625 ARIA Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 10, 2018 $5,600 MAGNIFY-S Promotional Speaking/Other GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Nov 10, 2018 $4,200 MAGNIFY-S Promotional Speaking/Other GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $3,000 TRITANIUM ES2 Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 28, 2018 $845 ALIF PLATE Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 11, 2018 $750 ARIA Consulting STRYKER CORPORATION
Jul 16, 2018 $687 EXPEDIUM Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $555 SPINE Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jul 16, 2018 $546 EXPEDIUM Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $473 XIA Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 10, 2018 $473 MAGNIFY-S Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Aug 30, 2018 $461 TRITANIUM ES2 SERRATO Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 11, 2018 $421 ARIA Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Jul 16, 2018 $315 EXPEDIUM Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Apr 22, 2018 $185 QUARTEX Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $180 ALIF PLATE Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 28, 2018 $165 ALIF PLATE Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 28, 2018 $150 ARIA Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 5, 2018 $149 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 9, 2018 $147 TRITANIUM Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Dec 13, 2018 $145 ARIA Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 18, 2018 $137 CREO MIS Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jul 15, 2018 $121 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $120 MAGNIFY-S Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $119 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 9, 2018 $115 CREO MIS Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $115 No Listed Product Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Dec 13, 2018 $98 ARIA Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 20, 2018 $95 TRITANIUM Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jul 3, 2018 $83 RESTORE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 6, 2018 $71 CALIBER-L Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $71 FORTIFY Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Apr 29, 2018 $65 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 16, 2018 $57 VIPER Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Oct 11, 2018 $44 ARIA Travel and Lodging STRYKER CORPORATION
Jul 15, 2018 $44 VIPER Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Sep 21, 2018 $36 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jul 15, 2018 $30 VIPER Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Apr 11, 2018 $25 MOUNTAINEER Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $25 CREO Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Sep 21, 2018 $20 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 10, 2018 $19 RESTORE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 16, 2018 $18 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Sep 24, 2018 $14 RESTORE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 16, 2018 $12 EXPEDIUM Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.