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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.

NITZA I ALVAREZ TORRES
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NITZA I ALVAREZ TORRES

Listed Specialty: Internal Medicine
1400 N US HIGHWAY 441, SUITE 535, THE VILLAGES, FL, 32159-8975
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DR. NITZA ALVAREZ TORRES,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

32

payments

$2,775

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
 4 $1,604
Food and Beverage
 28 $1,170

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

 $1,215
SELECTSECURE

device

 $865
SURESCAN

device

 $145
QUARTET CRT LEAD

device

 $123
AZURE

device

 $113
REVEAL LINQ

device

 $94
PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM

device

 $68
WATCHMAN

device

 $55
MICRA

device

 $33
ESSENTIO

device

 $20
CARELINK

device

 $18
QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR

device

 $14
DYNAGEN

device

 $11
† 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 12, 2018 $646 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 23, 2018 $453 SELECTSECURE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 12, 2018 $259 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 23, 2018 $246 SELECTSECURE Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 23, 2018 $129 SELECTSECURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $123 QUARTET CRT LEAD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 30, 2018 $113 AZURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $83 REVEAL LINQ Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 13, 2018 $79 SURESCAN Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 10, 2018 $68 PERIPHERAL ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY SYSTEM Food and Beverage CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
Oct 13, 2018 $67 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 14, 2018 $56 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 13, 2018 $56 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $55 WATCHMAN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 16, 2018 $49 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 13, 2018 $48 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 14, 2018 $35 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 23, 2018 $33 MICRA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 13, 2018 $22 SURESCAN Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 24, 2018 $21 SELECTSECURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $20 ESSENTIO Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 13, 2018 $15 SURESCAN Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 15, 2018 $14 QUADRA ASSURA CRT DEFIBRILLATOR Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 8, 2018 $13 CARELINK Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 13, 2018 $11 SURESCAN Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 14, 2018 $11 SURESCAN Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 3, 2018 $11 DYNAGEN Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
May 17, 2018 $10 REVEAL LINQ Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 25, 2018 $8 SURESCAN Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 23, 2018 $8 SELECTSECURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 24, 2018 $8 SELECTSECURE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 31, 2018 $5 CARELINK Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, 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.