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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.

MIGUEL MELGAR
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MIGUEL MELGAR

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
1415 TULANE AVE, NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70112-2600
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DR. MIGUEL MELGAR,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

30

payments

$2,406

payment total

11

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
Travel and Lodging
 3 $1,706
Food and Beverage
 27 $700

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†
MAZORX - RENAISSANCE

device

 $1,723
GILENYA

drug

 $211
BLACKBIRD

device

 $200
BLACKHAWK

device

 $200
TIGER SHARK

device

 $200
TOMCAT

device

 $200
VEO

device

 $200
SPINAL IMPLANTS

device

 $91
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $53
VIMPAT

drug

 $52
KCENTRA

drug

 $17
GLIADEL

drug

 $16
NUPLAZID

drug

 $15
VYVANSE

drug

 $12
CODMAN CERTAS

device

 $12
CODMAN HAKIM PRECISION VALVE

device

 $12
CUSA CLARITY

device

 $12
DURAGEN

device

 $12
DURASEAL EXACT

device

 $12
AQUAMANTYS

device

 $4
† 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 7, 2018 $1,210 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 7, 2018 $296 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 23, 2018 $200 BLACKHAWK TIGER SHARK BLACKBIRD TOMCAT VEO Food and Beverage CHOICE SPINE, LLC
Dec 7, 2018 $200 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $91 SPINAL IMPLANTS Food and Beverage SPINE WAVE, INC.
Dec 20, 2018 $23 VIMPAT Food and Beverage UCB, INC.
Mar 20, 2018 $22 GILENYA Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Aug 21, 2018 $22 GILENYA Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jul 9, 2018 $20 GILENYA Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jul 26, 2018 $19 GILENYA Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Feb 23, 2018 $19 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Dec 17, 2018 $18 GILENYA Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Dec 7, 2018 $17 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 8, 2018 $17 No Listed Product Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jan 25, 2018 $17 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Apr 16, 2018 $17 GILENYA Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Nov 26, 2018 $17 GILENYA Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jul 30, 2018 $17 KCENTRA Food and Beverage CSL BEHRING
Jun 11, 2018 $17 GILENYA Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jul 10, 2018 $16 GLIADEL Food and Beverage ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $16 GILENYA Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Nov 15, 2018 $15 VIMPAT Food and Beverage UCB, INC.
May 14, 2018 $15 GILENYA Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Apr 12, 2018 $15 NUPLAZID Food and Beverage ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Oct 11, 2018 $14 GILENYA Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Sep 27, 2018 $14 GILENYA Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Feb 8, 2018 $14 VIMPAT Food and Beverage UCB, INC.
Dec 4, 2018 $12 VYVANSE Food and Beverage SHIRE NORTH AMERICAN GROUP INC
May 23, 2018 $12 CODMAN CERTAS CUSA CLARITY DURAGEN DURASEAL EXACT CODMAN HAKIM PRECISION VALVE Food and Beverage INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Oct 23, 2018 $4 AQUAMANTYS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, 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.