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ALEXANDER S TAGHVA
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ALEXANDER S TAGHVA

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
1200 N STATE ST, SUITE 5046, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90033-1029
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DR. ALEXANDER TAGHVA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

160

payments

$46,867

payment total

13

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
Nonaccredited Training
 9 $25,375
Consulting
 4 $9,002
Food and Beverage
 127 $6,307
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $2,875
Travel and Lodging
 17 $2,683
Entertainment
 2 $625

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†
SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM

device

 $30,932
XLIF

device

 $6,218
AXIUM INS DRG IPG

device

 $2,840
MODULUS

device

 $2,400
SPINE

device

 $1,003
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $822
EXCELSIUS - GPS

device

 $546
INFINITY DBS PULSE GENERATORS

device

 $434
PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS

device

 $278
STIMROUTER FOR PAIN

device

 $204
RESTORE

device

 $187
DRG LEADS

device

 $160
TLIF

device

 $138
ALGOVITA

device

 $131
ALIF

device

 $129
DRG IPGS

device

 $119
PULSE

device

 $99
VARILIFT

device

 $46
COROENT

device

 $42
METRX

device

 $36
ASM,HEAD,IMAGE1 S,H3-ZA, CE

device

 $34
KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY

device

 $31
VERCISE

device

 $21
SPECTRA WAVEWRITER

device

 $20
COVEREDGE

device

 $18
VECTRIS

device

 $17
CAVUX CERVICAL CAGE

device

 $12
DTRAX SPINAL SYSTEM

device

 $12
ALLY BONE SCREW

device

 $12
BIOLOGIX ALLOGRAFT BONE

device

 $12
ACTIVA

device

 $10
PENTA SCS LEADS

device

 $9
MIDAS REX

device

 $8
† 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
Jun 29, 2018 $6,000 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Nonaccredited Training NEVRO CORP.
Oct 2, 2018 $4,000 XLIF Nonaccredited Training NUVASIVE, INC. Alexander Taghva, MD, Inc.
Oct 17, 2018 $4,000 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Consulting NEVRO CORP.
Oct 25, 2018 $3,500 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Nonaccredited Training NEVRO CORP.
Aug 9, 2018 $2,875 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Promotional Speaking/Other NEVRO CORP.
Nov 1, 2018 $2,500 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Nonaccredited Training NEVRO CORP.
Sep 27, 2018 $2,400 MODULUS Consulting NUVASIVE, INC. Alexander Taghva, MD, Inc.
Sep 28, 2018 $2,375 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Nonaccredited Training NEVRO CORP.
May 9, 2018 $2,375 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Nonaccredited Training NEVRO CORP.
May 3, 2018 $2,375 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Nonaccredited Training NEVRO CORP.
Sep 19, 2018 $2,000 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Nonaccredited Training NEVRO CORP.
Oct 18, 2018 $1,656 AXIUM INS DRG IPG Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 18, 2018 $946 AXIUM INS DRG IPG Consulting ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 23, 2018 $554 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 11, 2018 $548 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 21, 2018 $524 SPINE Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jan 22, 2018 $479 SPINE Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jun 6, 2018 $421 No Listed Product Entertainment JOIMAX, INC.
Jun 8, 2018 $290 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging JOIMAX, INC.
Jan 22, 2018 $257 EXCELSIUS - GPS Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jul 16, 2018 $250 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Nonaccredited Training NEVRO CORP.
Jun 16, 2018 $218 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Travel and Lodging NEVRO CORP.
Jan 29, 2018 $204 STIMROUTER FOR PAIN Entertainment BIONESS INC
Nov 19, 2018 $198 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 22, 2018 $184 EXCELSIUS - GPS Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Sep 6, 2018 $162 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 26, 2018 $152 DRG LEADS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 15, 2018 $152 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Travel and Lodging NEVRO CORP.
Jul 20, 2018 $150 INFINITY DBS PULSE GENERATORS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 8, 2018 $144 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Apr 26, 2018 $144 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Sep 12, 2018 $138 INFINITY DBS PULSE GENERATORS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 22, 2018 $137 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Jan 13, 2018 $133 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Jun 16, 2018 $130 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Travel and Lodging NEVRO CORP.
Sep 26, 2018 $128 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Mar 2, 2018 $119 DRG IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 17, 2018 $118 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 23, 2018 $115 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $113 ALGOVITA Food and Beverage NUVECTRA CORPORATION
Jun 26, 2018 $111 ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 21, 2018 $105 EXCELSIUS - GPS Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Mar 26, 2018 $105 AXIUM INS DRG IPG Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 17, 2018 $103 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 7, 2018 $101 RESTORE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $99 PULSE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 15, 2018 $93 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Sep 21, 2018 $92 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 8, 2018 $91 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 7, 2018 $90 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $87 RESTORE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 25, 2018 $77 XLIF TLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 20, 2018 $75 AXIUM INS DRG IPG Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 29, 2018 $75 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Travel and Lodging NEVRO CORP.
Mar 29, 2018 $72 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 30, 2018 $71 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Oct 2, 2018 $66 XLIF Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC. Alexander Taghva, MD, Inc.
Jun 16, 2018 $65 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Feb 7, 2018 $61 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 16, 2018 $61 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 6, 2018 $61 TLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $60 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
May 21, 2018 $58 AXIUM INS DRG IPG Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Feb 10, 2018 $54 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Jul 23, 2018 $54 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Sep 26, 2018 $52 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Oct 9, 2018 $51 No Listed Product Food and Beverage JOIMAX, INC.
Dec 4, 2018 $49 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
May 9, 2018 $48 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Mar 27, 2018 $48 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
May 23, 2018 $46 VARILIFT Food and Beverage WENZEL SPINE, INC.
Jun 16, 2018 $45 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Mar 5, 2018 $42 COROENT Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 16, 2018 $40 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Travel and Lodging NEVRO CORP.
May 11, 2018 $40 INFINITY DBS PULSE GENERATORS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 27, 2018 $40 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Jul 20, 2018 $37 INFINITY DBS PULSE GENERATORS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 16, 2018 $37 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Aug 1, 2018 $36 METRX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $36 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 28, 2018 $35 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $35 INFINITY DBS PULSE GENERATORS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 16, 2018 $34 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Mar 27, 2018 $34 INFINITY DBS PULSE GENERATORS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 24, 2018 $34 ASM,HEAD,IMAGE1 S,H3-ZA, CE Food and Beverage KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPY-AMERICA
May 9, 2018 $33 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Oct 17, 2018 $33 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Travel and Lodging NEVRO CORP.
Jul 16, 2018 $32 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Apr 2, 2018 $31 KYPHON BALLOON KYPHOPLASTY Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 16, 2018 $30 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Jun 16, 2018 $30 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Jul 20, 2018 $29 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Jul 24, 2018 $29 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Aug 29, 2018 $27 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
May 22, 2018 $26 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Nov 16, 2018 $25 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ANALOGIC CORPORATION
Jul 2, 2018 $24 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Sep 18, 2018 $23 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Sep 26, 2018 $23 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Apr 30, 2018 $23 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Nov 6, 2018 $22 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Jan 24, 2018 $21 VERCISE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 6, 2018 $21 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 18, 2018 $20 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 17, 2018 $20 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Travel and Lodging NEVRO CORP.
Jun 29, 2018 $20 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Travel and Lodging NEVRO CORP.
Oct 11, 2018 $18 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Jun 26, 2018 $18 ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 1, 2018 $18 ALGOVITA Food and Beverage NUVECTRA CORPORATION
Oct 3, 2018 $18 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Jan 12, 2018 $18 COVEREDGE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jul 3, 2018 $17 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 4, 2018 $14 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Sep 10, 2018 $13 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 30, 2018 $12 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Mar 1, 2018 $12 CAVUX CERVICAL CAGE DTRAX SPINAL SYSTEM ALLY BONE SCREW BIOLOGIX ALLOGRAFT BONE Food and Beverage PROVIDENCE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $12 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Nov 6, 2018 $11 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Aug 22, 2018 $10 ACTIVA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $9 PENTA SCS LEADS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 26, 2018 $8 DRG LEADS Travel and Lodging ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 21, 2018 $8 MIDAS REX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 9, 2018 $8 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Sep 18, 2018 $7 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Aug 7, 2018 $7 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Jun 29, 2018 $7 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Sep 24, 2018 $6 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Aug 14, 2018 $6 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Feb 27, 2018 $6 VECTRIS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 21, 2018 $6 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Jan 13, 2018 $5 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Oct 10, 2018 $5 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Oct 17, 2018 $5 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Jul 23, 2018 $5 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Sep 18, 2018 $5 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Mar 22, 2018 $5 VECTRIS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 30, 2018 $4 VECTRIS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 25, 2018 $3 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Jul 31, 2018 $3 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Dec 3, 2018 $3 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Apr 18, 2018 $3 VECTRIS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jul 20, 2018 $3 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Aug 7, 2018 $3 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Oct 19, 2018 $2 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Dec 3, 2018 $2 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Oct 22, 2018 $2 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Nov 7, 2018 $2 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Dec 6, 2018 $2 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Nov 26, 2018 $2 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Jul 2, 2018 $2 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Aug 21, 2018 $2 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Jul 17, 2018 $2 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Jul 24, 2018 $2 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Sep 26, 2018 $2 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Oct 11, 2018 $2 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Aug 29, 2018 $2 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Sep 19, 2018 $2 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Jul 20, 2018 $2 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Oct 3, 2018 $2 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Nov 6, 2018 $2 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
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