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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.

ALEXANDER POSTALIAN
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ALEXANDER POSTALIAN

Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
6720 BERTNER ST, HOUSTON, TX, 77030
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ALEXANDER POSTALIAN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

76

payments

$4,562

payment total

7

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
8 $2,577
Food and Beverage
67 $1,894
Education
1 $90

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
RESOLUTE

device

$1,917
Payments with no listed product

N/A

$1,546
REPATHA

drug

$306
JARDIANCE

drug

$213
LEXISCAN

drug

$120
CHANTIX

drug

$105
ELIQUIS

drug

$105
ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE

device

$70
NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS

device

$70
XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM

device

$70
HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE

device

$70
CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE CARE

device

$55
FORTIFY ASSURA, ELLIPSE ICD

device

$50
CORLANOR

drug

$46
BRILINTA

drug

$43
VIEWFLEX XTRA ICE CATHETER

device

$39
MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE

device

$33
INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY (ICE)

device

$31
PERCLOSE PROGLIDE SUTURE MEDIATED CLOSURE SYSTEM

device

$22
QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR

device

$10
† 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
Oct 27, 2018 $638 RESOLUTE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 14, 2018 $574 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $431 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $371 RESOLUTE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 27, 2018 $196 RESOLUTE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 27, 2018 $196 RESOLUTE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $154 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 27, 2018 $131 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 23, 2018 $115 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $109 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 17, 2018 $108 JARDIANCE Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Aug 1, 2018 $105 JARDIANCE Food and Beverage BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jul 20, 2018 $90 No Listed Product Education ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Apr 12, 2018 $86 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 17, 2018 $70 ASAHI FIELDER CORONARY GUIDE WIRE HI-TORQUE CORONARY GUIDE WIRE NC TREK CORONARY CATHETERS XIENCE V CORONARY STENT SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 27, 2018 $66 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 27, 2018 $66 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 8, 2018 $65 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 9, 2018 $50 FORTIFY ASSURA, ELLIPSE ICD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 27, 2018 $44 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 27, 2018 $44 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 14, 2018 $43 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $42 CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE CARE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 11, 2018 $33 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 13, 2018 $25 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 27, 2018 $25 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 27, 2018 $25 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 27, 2018 $25 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 27, 2018 $25 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $25 VIEWFLEX XTRA ICE CATHETER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 20, 2018 $24 LEXISCAN Food and Beverage ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Apr 10, 2018 $22 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
May 22, 2018 $22 PERCLOSE PROGLIDE SUTURE MEDIATED CLOSURE SYSTEM Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 21, 2018 $21 LEXISCAN Food and Beverage ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Jun 26, 2018 $19 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Mar 9, 2018 $19 INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY (ICE) Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 23, 2018 $19 LEXISCAN Food and Beverage ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Mar 6, 2018 $19 CORLANOR REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jun 26, 2018 $19 LEXISCAN Food and Beverage ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Aug 20, 2018 $18 LEXISCAN Food and Beverage ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Apr 12, 2018 $18 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 22, 2018 $18 LEXISCAN Food and Beverage ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Oct 30, 2018 $18 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jan 22, 2018 $17 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
May 14, 2018 $17 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $15 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
May 30, 2018 $15 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Aug 6, 2018 $14 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jan 23, 2018 $14 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Apr 17, 2018 $14 BRILINTA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Aug 17, 2018 $14 VIEWFLEX XTRA ICE CATHETER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 2, 2018 $14 CORLANOR REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Jan 10, 2018 $14 CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE CARE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 26, 2018 $13 CORLANOR REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Mar 5, 2018 $13 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Oct 24, 2018 $13 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Feb 21, 2018 $13 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Apr 30, 2018 $12 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Apr 14, 2018 $12 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 9, 2018 $12 INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY (ICE) Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 29, 2018 $12 REPATHA Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Sep 10, 2018 $12 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Nov 5, 2018 $12 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jul 2, 2018 $12 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Oct 1, 2018 $12 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jan 8, 2018 $10 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Apr 9, 2018 $10 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 13, 2018 $4 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 5, 2018 $2 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jan 8, 2018 $2 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Apr 30, 2018 $1 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Aug 20, 2018 $1 LEXISCAN Food and Beverage ASTELLAS PHARMA US INC
Nov 5, 2018 $1 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Jul 2, 2018 $1 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Oct 1, 2018 $1 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Sep 10, 2018 $1 CHANTIX ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.