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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.

AMIT H ALAM
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AMIT H ALAM

Listed Specialty: General Practice
1 ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON PL, NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ, 08901
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AMIT ALAM,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

21

payments

$2,690

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
Travel and Lodging
 5 $1,737
Food and Beverage
 16 $953

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

 $1,517
NO ASSOCIATED ABBOTT PRODUCT

device

 $395
ASSURITY PACEMAKER

device

 $242
IMPELLA

device

 $151
HEARTMATE

device

 $111
QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR

device

 $88
AMPLATZER VASCULAR PLUGS

device

 $75
ELIQUIS

drug

 $44
CARELINK EXPRESS

device

 $36
MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE

device

 $31
† 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
Sep 14, 2018 $1,117 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $309 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $237 NO ASSOCIATED ABBOTT PRODUCT Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 8, 2018 $118 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 19, 2018 $115 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Nov 7, 2018 $114 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 26, 2018 $111 HEARTMATE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 15, 2018 $92 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 28, 2018 $88 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 13, 2018 $75 AMPLATZER VASCULAR PLUGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 28, 2018 $75 NO ASSOCIATED ABBOTT PRODUCT Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 26, 2018 $54 NO ASSOCIATED ABBOTT PRODUCT Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 7, 2018 $36 CARELINK EXPRESS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 4, 2018 $36 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Aug 1, 2018 $31 MERLIN CONNECTIVITY AND REMOTE Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 28, 2018 $20 NO ASSOCIATED ABBOTT PRODUCT Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 27, 2018 $15 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Dec 10, 2018 $15 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Oct 3, 2018 $15 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage PFIZER INC.
Sep 24, 2018 $11 ASSURITY PACEMAKER Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 27, 2018 $8 NO ASSOCIATED ABBOTT PRODUCT Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
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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.