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ALPESH A PATEL
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ALPESH A PATEL

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
675 N. ST. CLAIR, GALTER PAVILION 17-100, CHICAGO, IL, 60611
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DR. ALPESH PATEL,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

64

payments

$39,515

payment total

9

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
Consulting
 9 $26,503
Travel and Lodging
 31 $6,895
Accredited Training
 3 $4,750
Food and Beverage
 21 $1,367

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†
VIRAGE

device

 $19,070
MOBI-C

device

 $18,496
INVIZIA

device

 $18,096
MAXAN CERVICAL SYSTEM

device

 $18,096
VBR/S

device

 $18,096
EXPAREL

drug

 $10,234
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $7,070
MULTIPLE PRODUCTS

device

 $1,194
ARSENAL, LLIF

device

 $596
ARSENAL, LLIF, ILLICO

device

 $425
BACS

device

 $169
TRITANIUM

device

 $143
OSTEOTOMY TRUSS SYSTEM

device

 $61
ARSENAL

device

 $34
OTHER - MISCELLANEOUS

device

 $32
SPINE PRODUCT PORTFOLIO

device

 $28
ALL CERVICAL PRODUCTS

drug

 $27
GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION

device

 $22
MAGEC

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
Jul 19, 2018 $5,400 INVIZIA VIRAGE MOBI-C MAXAN CERVICAL SYSTEM VBR/S Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $4,252 EXPAREL Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. PREMIER SURGICAL INSIGHTS LLC
Mar 28, 2018 $4,252 EXPAREL Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $2,400 INVIZIA MAXAN CERVICAL SYSTEM VBR/S VIRAGE MOBI-C Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $2,400 VIRAGE MOBI-C INVIZIA VBR/S MAXAN CERVICAL SYSTEM Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $2,400 VIRAGE MOBI-C MAXAN CERVICAL SYSTEM VBR/S INVIZIA Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $2,100 MOBI-C INVIZIA VIRAGE VBR/S MAXAN CERVICAL SYSTEM Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $2,100 MAXAN CERVICAL SYSTEM MOBI-C VIRAGE INVIZIA VBR/S Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jul 27, 2018 $2,000 No Listed Product Accredited Training SYNTHES GMBH
Apr 13, 2018 $2,000 No Listed Product Accredited Training SYNTHES GMBH
Jul 19, 2018 $1,200 MOBI-C VBR/S MAXAN CERVICAL SYSTEM VIRAGE INVIZIA Consulting ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $1,096 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging SYNTHES GMBH
Feb 16, 2018 $1,040 EXPAREL Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Dec 12, 2018 $750 No Listed Product Accredited Training SYNTHES GMBH
Mar 15, 2018 $537 MULTIPLE PRODUCTS Travel and Lodging ALPHATEC SPINE, INC
May 16, 2018 $401 MOBI-C Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $392 ARSENAL, LLIF Travel and Lodging ALPHATEC SPINE, INC
Apr 9, 2018 $387 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 27, 2018 $373 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging SYNTHES GMBH
Mar 15, 2018 $295 MULTIPLE PRODUCTS Travel and Lodging ALPHATEC SPINE, INC
Jun 8, 2018 $293 VIRAGE Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jun 9, 2018 $250 VIRAGE Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Apr 11, 2018 $205 MULTIPLE PRODUCTS Food and Beverage ALPHATEC SPINE, INC
Apr 19, 2018 $205 ARSENAL, LLIF Travel and Lodging ALPHATEC SPINE, INC
Jun 8, 2018 $179 VIRAGE Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Feb 16, 2018 $178 EXPAREL Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Apr 14, 2018 $178 ARSENAL, LLIF, ILLICO Travel and Lodging ALPHATEC SPINE, INC
Jun 20, 2018 $169 BACS Food and Beverage K2M, INC.
Jun 8, 2018 $165 VIRAGE Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $163 EXPAREL Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. PREMIER SURGICAL INSIGHTS LLC
Mar 28, 2018 $163 EXPAREL Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Feb 16, 2018 $157 EXPAREL Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
May 3, 2018 $143 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $143 TRITANIUM Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 12, 2018 $132 ARSENAL, LLIF, ILLICO Travel and Lodging ALPHATEC SPINE, INC
Dec 4, 2018 $125 MULTIPLE PRODUCTS Food and Beverage ALPHATEC SPINE, INC
Apr 11, 2018 $114 ARSENAL, LLIF, ILLICO Food and Beverage ALPHATEC SPINE, INC
May 10, 2018 $97 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC. Premier Surgical Insights, LLC
Apr 9, 2018 $65 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 26, 2018 $61 OSTEOTOMY TRUSS SYSTEM Food and Beverage 4WEB, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $45 INVIZIA MAXAN CERVICAL SYSTEM MOBI-C VBR/S VIRAGE Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jul 6, 2018 $45 VIRAGE Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Dec 4, 2018 $37 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $34 VBR/S INVIZIA MOBI-C VIRAGE MAXAN CERVICAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jan 12, 2018 $34 ARSENAL Food and Beverage ALPHATEC SPINE, INC
Mar 15, 2018 $32 MULTIPLE PRODUCTS Travel and Lodging ALPHATEC SPINE, INC
Apr 12, 2018 $32 OTHER - MISCELLANEOUS Travel and Lodging ALPHATEC SPINE, INC
Dec 4, 2018 $30 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 16, 2018 $29 EXPAREL Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Dec 4, 2018 $29 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $28 SPINE PRODUCT PORTFOLIO Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $27 ALL CERVICAL PRODUCTS Food and Beverage ORTHOFIX MEDICAL, INC.
Dec 7, 2018 $26 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 6, 2018 $26 VIRAGE Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Apr 9, 2018 $25 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $22 GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION Food and Beverage K2M, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $16 INVIZIA MAXAN CERVICAL SYSTEM MOBI-C VBR/S VIRAGE Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Dec 4, 2018 $12 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 18, 2018 $10 MAGEC Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 6, 2018 $10 VIRAGE Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jun 9, 2018 $3 VIRAGE Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jun 9, 2018 $2 VIRAGE Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jun 9, 2018 $2 VIRAGE Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jun 9, 2018 $2 VIRAGE Travel and Lodging ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.