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RON L ALTERMAN
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RON L ALTERMAN

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
110 FRANCIS STREET,, SUITE 3B, BOSTON, MA, 02215-6501
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DR. RON ALTERMAN,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

39

payments

$11,654

payment total

6

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
 9 $3,666
Promotional Speaking/Other
 2 $3,660
Consulting
 2 $1,740
Food and Beverage
 25 $1,388
Grant
 1 $1,200

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†
ACTIVA

device

 $6,627
KICK, AIRO, CURVE, BUZZ, NODE, EXACT TRAC, NOVALIS, TRAMACAD, ELEMENTS

device

 $1,733
VERCISE

device

 $1,263
RECLAIM

device

 $1,160
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $580
NEUROBLATE

device

 $101
INFINITY DBS PULSE GENERATORS

device

 $78
CYBERKNIFE SYSTEM

device

 $72
TOMOTHERAPY SYSTEM

device

 $72
NEUROMODULATION DSPSBLS AND ACCS

device

 $39
† 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 18, 2018 $2,500 ACTIVA Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 31, 2018 $1,637 KICK, AIRO, CURVE, BUZZ, NODE, EXACT TRAC, NOVALIS, TRAMACAD, ELEMENTS Travel and Lodging BRAINLAB, INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $1,200 VERCISE Grant BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION FES INSTITUTION
Oct 4, 2018 $1,160 RECLAIM Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 9, 2018 $1,160 ACTIVA Consulting MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $655 ACTIVA Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $627 ACTIVA Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 1, 2018 $580 No Listed Product Consulting MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $397 ACTIVA Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $195 ACTIVA Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $172 ACTIVA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 3, 2018 $140 ACTIVA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $116 ACTIVA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $110 ACTIVA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 8, 2018 $101 NEUROBLATE Food and Beverage MONTERIS MEDICAL CORPORATION
Nov 1, 2018 $78 INFINITY DBS PULSE GENERATORS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 1, 2018 $63 VERCISE Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 1, 2018 $63 ACTIVA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 6, 2018 $61 KICK, AIRO, CURVE, BUZZ, NODE, EXACT TRAC, NOVALIS, TRAMACAD, ELEMENTS Travel and Lodging BRAINLAB, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $56 ACTIVA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $56 ACTIVA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $52 ACTIVA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $49 ACTIVA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $49 ACTIVA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $41 ACTIVA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $38 ACTIVA Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $37 ACTIVA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 31, 2018 $35 KICK, AIRO, CURVE, BUZZ, NODE, EXACT TRAC, NOVALIS, TRAMACAD, ELEMENTS Travel and Lodging BRAINLAB, INC.
Jul 20, 2018 $34 ACTIVA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $28 ACTIVA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 4, 2018 $24 NEUROMODULATION DSPSBLS AND ACCS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 9, 2018 $21 CYBERKNIFE SYSTEM TOMOTHERAPY SYSTEM Food and Beverage ACCURAY INCORPORATED
Apr 5, 2018 $21 ACTIVA Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $19 ACTIVA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Apr 9, 2018 $18 CYBERKNIFE SYSTEM TOMOTHERAPY SYSTEM Food and Beverage ACCURAY INCORPORATED
Apr 9, 2018 $17 CYBERKNIFE SYSTEM TOMOTHERAPY SYSTEM Food and Beverage ACCURAY INCORPORATED
Apr 9, 2018 $16 CYBERKNIFE SYSTEM TOMOTHERAPY SYSTEM Food and Beverage ACCURAY INCORPORATED
Nov 7, 2018 $16 NEUROMODULATION DSPSBLS AND ACCS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 5, 2018 $14 ACTIVA Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.