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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.

CRYSTAL ALVAREZ
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CRYSTAL ALVAREZ

Listed Specialty: Surgery
11370 ANDERSON ST, LOMA LINDA, CA, 92354-3450
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CRYSTAL ALVAREZ,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

16

payments

$2,964

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
 3 $1,578
Food and Beverage
 13 $1,385

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†
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

 $1,886
SYNECOR BIOMATERIAL

device

 $297
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $238
SEAMGUARD BIOABSORBABLE STAPLE LINE REINFORCEMENT

device

 $184
BIO-A TISSUE REINFORCEMENT

device

 $181
PROGRIP

device

 $125
PROSUP

device

 $26
DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM

device

 $26
† 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
Apr 4, 2018 $944 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 14, 2018 $539 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 15, 2018 $308 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 13, 2018 $187 No Listed Product Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Oct 22, 2018 $153 SYNECOR BIOMATERIAL Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Oct 22, 2018 $144 SYNECOR BIOMATERIAL Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
May 10, 2018 $125 PROGRIP Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Dec 11, 2018 $107 SEAMGUARD BIOABSORBABLE STAPLE LINE REINFORCEMENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Apr 4, 2018 $96 GENERAL THERAPIES Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jul 11, 2018 $84 BIO-A TISSUE REINFORCEMENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Dec 4, 2018 $77 SEAMGUARD BIOABSORBABLE STAPLE LINE REINFORCEMENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $53 BIO-A TISSUE REINFORCEMENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Nov 12, 2018 $51 No Listed Product Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Apr 11, 2018 $44 BIO-A TISSUE REINFORCEMENT Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $26 PROSUP Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Aug 2, 2018 $26 DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage INTUITIVE SURGICAL, 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.