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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.

JOHN J ALVAREZ
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JOHN J ALVAREZ

Listed Specialty: Gastroenterology
2401 S. 31ST ST, TEMPLE, TX, 76502-7326
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DR. JOHN ALVAREZ,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

12

payments

$435

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
Food and Beverage
12 $435

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
ACQUIRE

device

$150
TRULANCE

drug

$140
DREAMTOME

device

$125
DIFICID

drug

$14
SPYGLASS RETRIEVAL BASKET

device

$6
SPYGLASS RETRIEVAL SNARE

device

$1
† 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 29, 2018 $125 DREAMTOME Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 10, 2018 $97 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Nov 13, 2018 $45 ACQUIRE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 20, 2018 $42 ACQUIRE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Aug 29, 2018 $40 ACQUIRE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 10, 2018 $28 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Dec 13, 2018 $23 ACQUIRE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 28, 2018 $14 DIFICID Food and Beverage MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATION
Aug 16, 2018 $10 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Nov 14, 2018 $6 SPYGLASS RETRIEVAL BASKET Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 1, 2018 $5 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Nov 14, 2018 $1 SPYGLASS RETRIEVAL SNARE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.