Total Payments
$232,342
2024 Payments
$39,828
Companies
17
Transactions
242
Medicare Patients
983
Medicare Billing
$203,129
Payment Breakdown by Category
Travel$111,772 (48.1%)
Other$79,826 (34.4%)
Consulting$25,421 (10.9%)
Food & Beverage$15,208 (6.5%)
Gifts$82.13 (0.0%)
Education$31.88 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $111,772 | 47 | 48.1% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $63,935 | 18 | 27.5% |
| Consulting Fee | $25,421 | 15 | 10.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $15,208 | 152 | 6.5% |
| Grant | $7,500 | 1 | 3.2% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $6,112 | 1 | 2.6% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program | $2,000 | 2 | 0.9% |
| Entertainment | $279.05 | 1 | 0.1% |
| Gift | $82.13 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Education | $31.88 | 2 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Endomagnetics Ltd | $113,805 | 133 | $0 (2024) |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | $54,745 | 29 | $0 (2023) |
| LEICA MICROSYSTEMS INC. | $17,343 | 18 | $0 (2023) |
| Carl Zeiss Meditec AG | $13,500 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. | $8,814 | 16 | $0 (2021) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $7,500 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, Inc. | $5,522 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $3,635 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| AstraZeneca UK Limited | $3,222 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Sysmex America, Inc. | $2,469 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $39,828 | 25 | Endomagnetics Ltd ($36,878) |
| 2023 | $43,708 | 57 | Endomagnetics Ltd ($24,629) |
| 2022 | $45,739 | 53 | Endomagnetics Ltd ($36,829) |
| 2021 | $23,209 | 33 | LEICA MICROSYSTEMS INC. ($7,918) |
| 2020 | $4,234 | 10 | Endomagnetics Ltd ($1,636) |
| 2019 | $13,068 | 7 | Endomagnetics Ltd ($9,242) |
| 2018 | $7,632 | 26 | Sysmex America, Inc. ($2,469) |
| 2017 | $54,924 | 31 | Genentech USA, Inc. ($52,768) |
All Payment Transactions
242 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 10
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/21/2024 | Endomagnetics Ltd | Magseed (Device), Magtrace | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $231.60 | General |
| Category: Surgical Oncology | ||||||
| 09/20/2024 | Endomagnetics Ltd | Magseed (Device), Magtrace | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $753.51 | General |
| Category: Surgical Oncology | ||||||
| 09/15/2024 | Endomagnetics Ltd | Magseed (Device), Magtrace | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $652.62 | General |
| Category: Surgical Oncology | ||||||
| 09/14/2024 | Endomagnetics Ltd | Magseed (Device), Magtrace | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $36.78 | General |
| Category: Surgical Oncology | ||||||
| 09/13/2024 | Endomagnetics Ltd | Magseed (Device), Magtrace | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $85.75 | General |
| Category: Surgical Oncology | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Endomagnetics Ltd | Magseed (Device), Magtrace | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $179.63 | General |
| Category: Surgical Oncology | ||||||
| 09/10/2024 | Endomagnetics Ltd | Magseed (Device), Magtrace | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $14,091.17 | General |
| Category: Surgical Oncology | ||||||
| 09/10/2024 | Endomagnetics Ltd | Magseed (Device), Magtrace | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $12,688.40 | General |
| Category: Surgical Oncology | ||||||
| 05/29/2024 | Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, Inc. | KINEVO 900 (Device), OPMI PENTERO 800, OPMI PENTERO 900 | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,500.00 | General |
| Category: Surgical Visualization System | ||||||
| 05/29/2024 | Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, Inc. | KINEVO 900 (Device), OPMI PENTERO 800, OPMI PENTERO 900 | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $750.00 | General |
| Category: Surgical Visualization System | ||||||
| 05/29/2024 | Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, Inc. | KINEVO 900 (Device), OPMI PENTERO 800, OPMI PENTERO 900 | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $700.00 | General |
| Category: Surgical Visualization System | ||||||
| 04/13/2024 | Endomagnetics Ltd | Magseed (Device), Magtrace | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,632.95 | General |
| Category: Surgical Oncology | ||||||
| 04/13/2024 | Endomagnetics Ltd | Magseed (Device), Magtrace | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $23.27 | General |
| Category: Surgical Oncology | ||||||
| 04/13/2024 | Endomagnetics Ltd | Magseed (Device), Magtrace | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.92 | General |
| Category: Surgical Oncology | ||||||
| 04/12/2024 | Endomagnetics Ltd | Magseed (Device), Magtrace | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $177.78 | General |
| Category: Surgical Oncology | ||||||
| 04/12/2024 | Endomagnetics Ltd | Magseed (Device), Magtrace | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.42 | General |
| Category: Surgical Oncology | ||||||
| 04/11/2024 | Endomagnetics Ltd | Magseed (Device), Magtrace | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $125.95 | General |
| Category: Surgical Oncology | ||||||
| 04/11/2024 | Endomagnetics Ltd | Magseed (Device), Magtrace | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $9.96 | General |
| Category: Surgical Oncology | ||||||
| 04/10/2024 | Endomagnetics Ltd | Magseed (Device), Magtrace | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $153.45 | General |
| Category: Surgical Oncology | ||||||
| 03/27/2024 | Endomagnetics Ltd | Magseed (Device), Magtrace | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $283.76 | General |
| Category: Surgical Oncology | ||||||
| 03/21/2024 | Endomagnetics Ltd | Magseed (Device), Magtrace | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $169.55 | General |
| Category: Surgical Oncology | ||||||
| 03/20/2024 | Endomagnetics Ltd | Magseed (Device), Magtrace | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $168.80 | General |
| Category: Surgical Oncology | ||||||
| 03/09/2024 | Endomagnetics Ltd | Magseed (Device), Magtrace | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $172.00 | General |
| Category: Surgical Oncology | ||||||
| 03/09/2024 | Endomagnetics Ltd | Magseed (Device), Magtrace | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $64.70 | General |
| Category: Surgical Oncology | ||||||
| 03/07/2024 | Endomagnetics Ltd | Magseed (Device), Magtrace | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $138.96 | General |
| Category: Surgical Oncology | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 | 317 | 324 | $600,073 | $71,853 |
| 2022 | 8 | 189 | 195 | $293,990 | $39,009 |
| 2021 | 10 | 245 | 251 | $380,719 | $48,975 |
| 2020 | 10 | 232 | 236 | $372,745 | $43,291 |
Total Patients
983
Total Services
1,006
Medicare Billing
$203,129
Procedure Codes
39
All Medicare Procedures & Services
39 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19301 | Partial removal of breast | Facility | 2023 | 35 | 37 | $123,802 | $17,039 | 13.8% |
| 38525 | Biopsy or removal of deep lymph nodes of underarm | Facility | 2023 | 48 | 48 | $114,288 | $14,600 | 12.8% |
| 14301 | Repair of wound by transferring skin, 30.1-60.0 sq cm | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $112,158 | $14,059 | 12.5% |
| 38900 | Imaging of lymph nodes during surgery | Facility | 2023 | 52 | 52 | $36,712 | $6,178 | 16.8% |
| 11606 | Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, more than 4.0 cm | Facility | 2023 | 29 | 31 | $80,383 | $5,713 | 7.1% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 26 | $28,210 | $4,045 | 14.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 28 | $24,276 | $3,330 | 13.7% |
| 12034 | Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 7.6-12.5 cm | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 24 | $46,992 | $2,391 | 5.1% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 26 | $14,950 | $1,711 | 11.4% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $10,049 | $1,545 | 15.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 21 | $8,253 | $1,241 | 15.0% |
| 19301 | Partial removal of breast | Facility | 2022 | 27 | 27 | $90,342 | $15,539 | 17.2% |
| 38525 | Biopsy or removal of deep lymph nodes of underarm | Facility | 2022 | 27 | 27 | $64,287 | $6,772 | 10.5% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 36 | 36 | $39,060 | $5,294 | 13.6% |
| 38900 | Imaging of lymph nodes during surgery | Facility | 2022 | 34 | 34 | $24,004 | $3,994 | 16.6% |
| 11606 | Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, more than 4.0 cm | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 20 | $51,860 | $3,910 | 7.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 23 | 27 | $10,611 | $1,616 | 15.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $7,501 | $1,149 | 15.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $6,325 | $737.35 | 11.7% |
| 19301 | Partial removal of breast | Facility | 2021 | 26 | 27 | $90,342 | $13,045 | 14.4% |
| 38525 | Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure | Facility | 2021 | 33 | 33 | $74,448 | $9,488 | 12.7% |
| 38900 | Lymph node imaging during surgery | Facility | 2021 | 43 | 44 | $30,345 | $5,384 | 17.7% |
| 99205 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 28 | 28 | $30,380 | $5,114 | 16.8% |
| 38531 | Open biopsy or excision of lymph nodes in groin | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $24,904 | $4,236 | 17.0% |
| 11606 | Removal of malignant growth (over 4.0 centimeters) of the trunk, arms, or legs | Facility | 2021 | 22 | 24 | $59,508 | $4,160 | 7.0% |
About Dr. Michael Alvarado, M.D
Dr. Michael Alvarado, M.D is a Surgery healthcare provider based in San Francisco, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/21/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1922029354.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Michael Alvarado, M.D has received a total of $232,342 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $39,828 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 242 transactions from 17 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($111,772).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Alvarado has provided services to 983 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,006 services with total Medicare billing of $203,129. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 39 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Location San Francisco, CA
- Active Since 07/21/2006
- Last Updated 07/09/2007
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1922029354
Products in Payments
- Magseed (Device) $112,216
- Perjeta (Biological) $49,631
- IORT (Device) $15,844
- SENTIMAG (Device) $9,370
- INTRABEAM (Device) $8,892
- ORIGINAL MAMMOTOME (Device) $7,784
- SYNCHROMED (Device) $7,500
- LYNPARZA (Drug) $3,222
- KINEVO 900 (Device) $2,950
- NERLYNX (Drug) $1,000
- Proclaim IPG (Device) $237.29
- Phasix (Device) $167.56
- INTRABEAM 600 (Device) $149.71
- PROCLAIM (Device) $137.72
- BIOPSY SITE IDENTIFIERS (Device) $115.00
- Phesgo (Biological) $89.41
- N/A (Device) $73.77
- TridentHD (Device) $55.86
- ALLODERM (Device) $48.22
- Mozart (Device) $47.87
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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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