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ALEXANDER T CHANG
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ALEXANDER T CHANG

Listed Specialty: Surgery
625 CITRACADO PKWY, SUITE 203, ESCONDIDO, CA, 92025-6428
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DR. ALEXANDER CHANG,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

72

payments

$17,194

payment total

23

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
Nonaccredited Training
 5 $11,000
Consulting
 2 $4,500
Food and Beverage
 64 $1,651
Travel and Lodging
 1 $43

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†
ALIF

device

 $13,157
XLIF

device

 $2,541
AFX

device

 $435
OVATION

device

 $435
TRITANIUM

device

 $148
PULSE

device

 $97
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $89
ELIQUIS

drug

 $54
BRIGADE

device

 $53
DALVANCE

drug

 $51
XARELTO

drug

 $49
AMNIOEXCEL

device

 $49
IGT_D PERIPHERAL

device

 $47
PENUMBRA RUBY COIL

device

 $43
S.M.A.R.T. CONTROL SELF-EXPANDING NITINOL STENT

device

 $42
OSTEOCEL

device

 $35
BILAYER WOUND MATRIX BWM

device

 $32
FLOWABLE

device

 $32
IDRT

device

 $32
INTEGRA WOUND MATRIX IWM

device

 $32
APLIGRAF

drug

 $29
VARITHENA

drug

 $24
EKOSONIC

device

 $24
CONCERTO

device

 $20
FUSION BIOLINE

device

 $20
GENERAL THERAPIES

device

 $18
POWERFLEX PRO PTA CATHETER

device

 $18
AVYCAZ

drug

 $17
NON APPLICABLE

device

 $17
PRIMATRIX

device

 $17
TCC-EZ

device

 $17
IGT_D THERAPY

device

 $16
NEOX

drug

 $16
CLARIX

drug

 $16
FORMAGRAFT

device

 $16
REGRANEX

drug

 $13
SANTYL

drug

 $13
FLEXITOUCH

device

 $13
ACTITOUCH

device

 $13
ENTRE

device

 $13
GLIDEWIRE

device

 $12
METACROSS

device

 $12
NAVICROSS

device

 $12
OPTITORQUE

device

 $12
TR BAND

device

 $12
ARCHON

device

 $12
ENDORE

device

 $12
IGA

device

 $12
RESTOREFLO

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
Jun 28, 2018 $3,000 ALIF Nonaccredited Training NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 6, 2018 $2,500 XLIF Nonaccredited Training NUVASIVE, INC.
May 3, 2018 $2,500 ALIF Consulting NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $2,000 ALIF Consulting NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $2,000 ALIF Nonaccredited Training NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 26, 2018 $1,750 ALIF Nonaccredited Training NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 26, 2018 $1,750 ALIF Nonaccredited Training NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 23, 2018 $169 OVATION AFX Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Jun 4, 2018 $119 OVATION AFX Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Jul 16, 2018 $119 OVATION AFX Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $97 PULSE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 16, 2018 $97 TRITANIUM Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Jun 5, 2018 $59 ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $43 PENUMBRA RUBY COIL Travel and Lodging PENUMBRA, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $42 S.M.A.R.T. CONTROL SELF-EXPANDING NITINOL STENT Food and Beverage CARDINAL HEALTH 200, LLC
Nov 30, 2018 $39 ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 16, 2018 $31 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 23, 2018 $30 No Listed Product Food and Beverage COVIDIEN LP
Feb 9, 2018 $28 TRITANIUM Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Feb 16, 2018 $28 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 19, 2018 $24 VARITHENA Food and Beverage BIOCOMPATIBLES, INC.
Oct 15, 2018 $24 EKOSONIC Food and Beverage EKOS CORPORATION
Feb 10, 2018 $23 TRITANIUM Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Oct 18, 2018 $23 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $21 BRIGADE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 9, 2018 $21 BRIGADE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 31, 2018 $20 CONCERTO Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $20 FUSION BIOLINE Food and Beverage MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR U.S. SALES, L.L.C.
Jul 30, 2018 $19 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Nov 26, 2018 $18 GENERAL THERAPIES Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Jun 26, 2018 $18 ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 3, 2018 $18 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Nov 12, 2018 $18 POWERFLEX PRO PTA CATHETER Food and Beverage CARDINAL HEALTH 200, LLC
Oct 18, 2018 $18 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 2, 2018 $18 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Mar 5, 2018 $18 OSTEOCEL Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 11, 2018 $18 DALVANCE Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jun 12, 2018 $18 DALVANCE Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Dec 8, 2018 $17 AVYCAZ Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Apr 2, 2018 $17 PRIMATRIX NON APPLICABLE TCC-EZ AMNIOEXCEL Food and Beverage TEI MEDICAL INC.
Jan 5, 2018 $17 OSTEOCEL Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Oct 19, 2018 $17 ELIQUIS Food and Beverage E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, L.L.C.
Mar 23, 2018 $17 BILAYER WOUND MATRIX BWM INTEGRA WOUND MATRIX IWM AMNIOEXCEL IDRT FLOWABLE Food and Beverage INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Sep 6, 2018 $16 OVATION AFX Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
Feb 9, 2018 $16 IGT_D THERAPY Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Feb 8, 2018 $16 ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 14, 2018 $16 DALVANCE Food and Beverage ALLERGAN INC.
Jun 26, 2018 $16 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jun 28, 2018 $16 FORMAGRAFT Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 18, 2018 $16 IGT_D PERIPHERAL Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Oct 3, 2018 $16 IGT_D PERIPHERAL Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Aug 18, 2018 $16 IGT_D PERIPHERAL Food and Beverage PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Jul 24, 2018 $15 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Oct 6, 2018 $15 BILAYER WOUND MATRIX BWM INTEGRA WOUND MATRIX IWM AMNIOEXCEL IDRT FLOWABLE Food and Beverage INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Apr 13, 2018 $15 APLIGRAF Food and Beverage ORGANOGENESIS INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $14 NEOX CLARIX Food and Beverage AMNIOX MEDICAL, INC.
Apr 6, 2018 $13 SANTYL REGRANEX Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $13 FLEXITOUCH ACTITOUCH ENTRE Food and Beverage TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC
Feb 16, 2018 $12 METACROSS OPTITORQUE NAVICROSS GLIDEWIRE TR BAND Food and Beverage TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION
Nov 15, 2018 $12 ARCHON Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 17, 2018 $12 ENDORE Food and Beverage LEMAITRE VASCULAR, INC.
Jan 15, 2018 $12 IGA Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $12 ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 30, 2018 $12 AFX OVATION Food and Beverage ENDOLOGIX, INC.
May 19, 2018 $11 BRIGADE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 16, 2018 $11 RESTOREFLO Food and Beverage LEMAITRE VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $10 APLIGRAF Food and Beverage ORGANOGENESIS INC.
Mar 19, 2018 $10 ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 23, 2018 $4 ALIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 12, 2018 $3 APLIGRAF Food and Beverage ORGANOGENESIS INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $3 NEOX CLARIX Food and Beverage AMNIOX MEDICAL, INC.
Mar 12, 2018 $1 APLIGRAF Food and Beverage ORGANOGENESIS INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.