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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.

SEBASTIAN VILLARREAL
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SEBASTIAN VILLARREAL

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
6400 FANNIN ST, SUITE 2800, HOUSTON, TX, 77030-1521
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DR. SEBASTIAN VILLARREAL,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

29

payments

$2,363

payment total

8

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
Food and Beverage
 23 $1,311
Travel and Lodging
 6 $1,052

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†
SPECTRA WAVEWRITER

device

 $1,119
NEUROMODULATION DSPSBLS AND ACCS

device

 $173
ELEVATE

device

 $159
SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM

device

 $156
PRESTIGE

device

 $136
ZEVO

device

 $130
IFUSE IMPLANT

device

 $124
OFIRMEV

drug

 $123
INFINITY OCT SYSTEM

device

 $67
SLIMTIP LEAD DRG LEAD

device

 $50
METRX

device

 $43
CORNERSTONE

device

 $29
PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS

device

 $22
HORIZANT

drug

 $20
FORTEO

drug

 $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
Nov 8, 2018 $437 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 8, 2018 $248 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Nov 9, 2018 $200 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Sep 7, 2018 $173 NEUROMODULATION DSPSBLS AND ACCS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 8, 2018 $156 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER Travel and Lodging BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Dec 8, 2018 $150 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Jul 18, 2018 $142 ELEVATE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $130 ZEVO Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $123 OFIRMEV Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Nov 7, 2018 $90 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
Oct 27, 2018 $75 PRESTIGE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $59 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Oct 2, 2018 $50 SLIMTIP LEAD DRG LEAD Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Nov 24, 2018 $48 PRESTIGE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $43 METRX Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $30 INFINITY OCT SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 19, 2018 $29 CORNERSTONE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $26 INFINITY OCT SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $22 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jul 11, 2018 $20 HORIZANT Food and Beverage ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $20 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Dec 4, 2018 $19 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $16 ELEVATE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $16 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
Nov 25, 2018 $13 PRESTIGE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 7, 2018 $11 FORTEO Food and Beverage LILLY USA, LLC
Oct 19, 2018 $10 INFINITY OCT SYSTEM Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 13, 2018 $6 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Oct 19, 2018 $2 INFINITY OCT SYSTEM Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, 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.