Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $2,950 | 82 | 76.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $895.77 | 5 | 23.3% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $1,406 | 17 | $0 (2024) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $424.85 | 19 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $352.85 | 5 | $0 (2022) |
| Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $207.85 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | $193.26 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| ATRICURE, INC. | $161.74 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $156.18 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| ABIOMED | $133.35 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $121.87 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $94.21 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $879.17 | 16 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($422.13) |
| 2023 | $346.47 | 12 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($133.96) |
| 2022 | $654.17 | 16 | Inari Medical, Inc. ($193.26) |
| 2021 | $417.79 | 9 | Abbott Laboratories ($309.18) |
| 2020 | $53.61 | 2 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($38.39) |
| 2019 | $139.60 | 7 | Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC ($52.78) |
| 2018 | $220.33 | 7 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation ($174.07) |
| 2017 | $1,134 | 18 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($957.14) |
All Payment Transactions
87 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/18/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $161.74 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 12/18/2024 | Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | APONVIE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $42.01 | General |
| Category: NAUSEAVOMITING | ||||||
| 09/04/2024 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | HemoSphere (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.88 | General |
| Category: Hemodynamic Monitoring | ||||||
| 08/29/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | HemoSphere (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.07 | General |
| Category: Hemodynamic Monitoring | ||||||
| 07/25/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | HemoSphere (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $45.80 | General |
| Category: Hemodynamic Monitoring | ||||||
| 07/17/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | HemoSphere (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.53 | General |
| Category: Hemodynamic Monitoring | ||||||
| 07/13/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | HemoSphere (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.17 | General |
| Category: Hemodynamic Monitoring | ||||||
| 07/11/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $133.35 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 07/10/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | HemoSphere (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $47.68 | General |
| Category: Hemodynamic Monitoring | ||||||
| 06/12/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.89 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 04/14/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $100.83 | General |
| 04/14/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $100.31 | General |
| 04/14/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.74 | General |
| 04/11/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | BECKER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.14 | General |
| Category: Critical Care Products | ||||||
| 01/25/2024 | Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | CALDOLOR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.32 | General |
| Category: ANESTHESIOLOGY PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 01/22/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.71 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 12/29/2023 | EAGLE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | BARHEMSYS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.53 | General |
| Category: Post Operative Nausea and Vomiting | ||||||
| 12/14/2023 | Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | CALDOLOR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.24 | General |
| Category: ANESTHESIOLOGY PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 10/27/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $133.96 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_CRM | ||||||
| 10/26/2023 | FUJIFILM SonoSite, Inc. | SONOSITE LX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.40 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 10/18/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | HemoSphere (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.28 | General |
| Category: Hemodynamic Monitoring | ||||||
| 10/11/2023 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.10 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 08/09/2023 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.10 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 07/15/2023 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Iovera (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.12 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 06/22/2023 | Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | CALDOLOR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.35 | General |
| Category: ANESTHESIOLOGY PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 70 | 71 | $26,550 | $4,255 |
| 2022 | 3 | 85 | 87 | $38,130 | $5,773 |
| 2021 | 2 | 67 | 69 | $25,800 | $4,381 |
| 2020 | 2 | 57 | 59 | $22,200 | $3,878 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
9 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93312 | Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | Facility | 2023 | 34 | 35 | $15,750 | $2,961 | 18.8% |
| 36620 | Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | Facility | 2023 | 36 | 36 | $10,800 | $1,294 | 12.0% |
| 93312 | Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | Facility | 2022 | 39 | 41 | $18,450 | $3,568 | 19.3% |
| 36620 | Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | Facility | 2022 | 32 | 32 | $9,600 | $1,156 | 12.0% |
| 93503 | Insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $10,080 | $1,049 | 10.4% |
| 93312 | Insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound examination including interpretation and report | Facility | 2021 | 32 | 34 | $15,300 | $3,045 | 19.9% |
| 36620 | Insertion of arterial catheter for blood sampling or infusion, accessed through the skin | Facility | 2021 | 35 | 35 | $10,500 | $1,336 | 12.7% |
| 93312 | Insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound examination including interpretation and report | Facility | 2020 | 28 | 30 | $13,500 | $2,752 | 20.4% |
| 36620 | Insertion of arterial catheter for blood sampling or infusion, accessed through the skin | Facility | 2020 | 29 | 29 | $8,700 | $1,126 | 12.9% |
About Dr. Alejandro Mendoza, MD
Dr. Alejandro Mendoza, MD is a Anesthesiology healthcare provider based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/03/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1003846494.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Alejandro Mendoza, MD has received a total of $3,846 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $879.17 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 87 transactions from 27 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($2,950).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Mendoza has provided services to 279 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 286 services with total Medicare billing of $18,287. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 9 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Anesthesiology
- Location Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Active Since 07/03/2006
- Last Updated 10/14/2014
- Taxonomy Code 207L00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1003846494
Products in Payments
- BRIDION (Drug) $424.85
- MitraClip System (Device) $309.18
- HemoSphere (Device) $286.41
- FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device) $193.26
- CALDOLOR (Drug) $162.68
- ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (Device) $161.74
- Impella (Device) $133.35
- ClearSight System (Device) $116.76
- OFIRMEV (Drug) $68.98
- Exparel (Drug) $55.09
- SURGICAL PAIN REGIONAL ANESTHESIA (Device) $47.38
- Caldolor (Drug) $45.17
- C-MAC (Device) $44.26
- MITRACLIP (Device) $43.67
- APONVIE (Drug) $42.01
- Iovera (Device) $39.12
- CoreValve Evolut (Device) $38.39
- INVOS (Device) $32.24
- SET and rainbow SET (Device) $32.03
- Kcentra (Biological) $26.16
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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