Physician profile
David Alvarado
NPI 1225371628
$15,403.66
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
34 companies · $8,117 in 2025
The $8,117 reported for 2025 was more than what 94% of Pain Medicine providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $515).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $1,063 · 2020: $396 · 2021: $1,114 · 2022: $865 · 2023: $679 · 2024: $3,169 · 2025: $8,117.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $7,750 · Food and Beverage: $3,718 · Travel and Lodging: $498.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $7,750.00 |
| Food and Beverage | $3,717.61 |
| Travel and Lodging | $497.67 |
Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.
Who reported paying
General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Spine, LLC | $7,750.00 | 2024-2025 | |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $3,056.35 | 2022-2025 | Intracept, General - Pain Management, Clik X |
| Abbott Laboratories | $2,033.63 | 2019-2025 | Proclaim |
| Stryker Corporation | $601.73 | 2019 | |
| Nevro Corp. | $247.46 | 2019-2024 | Senza |
| Vertos Medical, INC. | $246.19 | 2022-2023 | Mild Device Kit |
| Nalu Medical, INC. | $218.86 | 2021-2024 | Nalu Neurostimulation System |
| Medtronic, INC. | $211.68 | 2021-2025 | Kyphon Express II Kyphopak Tray, Inceptiv, Intellis Adaptivestim |
| Mml US, INC. | $121.11 | 2023 | Reactiv8 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $111.02 | 2025 | Relistor |
| Stimwave Technologies Incorporated | $110.52 | 2021 | |
| Si-Bone, INC. | $103.72 | 2019-2023 | |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, INC. | $84.22 | 2019-2020 | |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals INC. | $54.54 | 2019-2023 | Ztlido |
| Globus Medical, INC. | $44.25 | 2025 | Vyrsa V1, Senza |
Show all 34 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relievant Medsystems, INC. | $42.44 | 2023 | Intracept |
| Interventional Pain Technologies INC. | $39.29 | 2021 | |
| Flowonix Medical Incorporated | $32.85 | 2019-2020 | |
| Zyla Life Sciences, INC. | $31.51 | 2019 | |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $30.03 | 2021 | |
| Amgen INC. | $26.62 | 2019 | |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $26.19 | 2025 | Zilretta |
| Averitas Pharma INC. | $23.46 | 2025 | Qutenza |
| Neuronetics, INC. | $18.47 | 2019 | |
| Mdd US Operations, LLC | $17.61 | 2020 | |
| Protega Pharmaceutials INC | $15.67 | 2025 | Roxybond |
| Abbvie INC. | $15.59 | 2024 | |
| Horizon Therapeutics Plc | $15.36 | 2019 | |
| Uswm, LLC | $14.88 | 2021 | |
| Biodelivery Sciences International, INC. | $13.88 | 2020 | |
| Allergan, INC. | $12.45 | 2022 | |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals INC. | $11.81 | 2019 | |
| Medtronic USA, INC. | $11.40 | 2020 | |
| Forte Bio-Pharma LLC | $8.87 | 2022 |
Drugs and devices associated with these payments
CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.
If you want to bring it up
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- "I saw David Alvarado listed in the CMS Open Payments database. Can you tell me about your work with those companies?"
- "Is there a generic or alternative to this medication, and would it work as well for me?"
- "What made you choose this particular treatment for my situation?"
These are normal questions. A good clinician will welcome them.
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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.