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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.

ALDA L TAM
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ALDA L TAM

Listed Specialty: Diagnostic Radiology
1515 HOLCOMBE BLVD, HOUSTON, TX, 77030-4009
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ALDA TAM,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

24

payments

$11,603

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
 2 $8,975
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $1,050
Food and Beverage
 14 $811
Travel and Lodging
 7 $767

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

 $10,009
VISUAL-ICE

device

 $1,050
THERASPHERE

device

 $125
GENERAL - VASCULAR INTERVENTION

device

 $112
POD

device

 $103
COOK MEDICAL AAA

device

 $96
PENUMBRA RUBY COIL

device

 $55
OPTION

device

 $37
DIREXION

device

 $16
† 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
Jan 26, 2018 $4,950 No Listed Product Consulting ABBVIE, INC.
Jan 24, 2018 $4,025 No Listed Product Consulting MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC
Feb 15, 2018 $1,050 VISUAL-ICE Promotional Speaking/Other GALIL MEDICAL INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $280 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ABBVIE, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $229 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ABBVIE, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $147 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ABBVIE, INC.
Mar 17, 2018 $125 THERASPHERE Food and Beverage BIOCOMPATIBLES, INC.
Mar 8, 2018 $112 GENERAL - VASCULAR INTERVENTION Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 1, 2018 $103 POD Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
Jun 1, 2018 $96 COOK MEDICAL AAA Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
Jan 25, 2018 $68 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ANGIODYNAMICS, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $61 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $55 PENUMBRA RUBY COIL Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $44 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $40 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ABBVIE, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $38 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Oct 6, 2018 $37 OPTION Food and Beverage ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC.
Jan 27, 2018 $36 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $27 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ABBVIE, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $22 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ABBVIE, INC.
Jan 24, 2018 $22 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC
Mar 9, 2018 $16 DIREXION Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jan 24, 2018 $16 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC
Jan 26, 2018 $4 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ABBVIE, 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.