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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.

LUIS M ALVARADO
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LUIS M ALVARADO

Listed Specialty: Internal Medicine
21012 HIGHWAY 16, FRANKLINTON, LA, 70438-3668
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DR. LUIS ALVARADO,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

9

payments

$437

payment total

5

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
 9 $437

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†
AVYCAZ

drug

 $121
IMPELLA

device

 $117
DIEM2

device

 $113
PUROS

device

 $25
3.1MMD HA IMPLANTS

device

 $21
ALL T3 IMPLANTS

device

 $18
TPH SPECTRA

device

 $11
FARXIGA

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
May 22, 2018 $121 AVYCAZ Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jul 26, 2018 $113 DIEM2 Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
May 23, 2018 $97 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Sep 18, 2018 $25 PUROS Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jun 25, 2018 $21 3.1MMD HA IMPLANTS Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
May 18, 2018 $20 IMPELLA Food and Beverage ABIOMED
Nov 30, 2018 $18 ALL T3 IMPLANTS Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Oct 15, 2018 $11 TPH SPECTRA Food and Beverage DENTSPLY SIRONA INC
Sep 11, 2018 $11 FARXIGA Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.