Total Payments
$21,147
2024 Payments
$1,150
Companies
56
Transactions
718
Medicare Patients
4,203
Medicare Billing
$933,999
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$15,996 (75.6%)
Travel$5,085 (24.0%)
Other$67.00 (0.3%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $15,996 | 701 | 75.6% |
| Travel and Lodging | $5,085 | 15 | 24.0% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $67.00 | 2 | 0.3% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $5,309 | 122 | $0 (2020) |
| Vertiflex, Inc. | $2,433 | 28 | $0 (2019) |
| Nuvectra Corporation | $2,137 | 5 | $0 (2018) |
| Nevro Corp. | $2,039 | 18 | $0 (2022) |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | $1,456 | 110 | $0 (2019) |
| Stimwave Technologies Incorporated | $609.55 | 10 | $0 (2022) |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $608.44 | 53 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $545.65 | 23 | $0 (2024) |
| Zyla Life Sciences | $422.93 | 64 | $0 (2019) |
| Egalet US Inc | $396.88 | 43 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,150 | 58 | BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc. ($172.72) |
| 2023 | $1,118 | 52 | Abbott Laboratories ($196.41) |
| 2022 | $897.86 | 28 | Medtronic, Inc. ($189.31) |
| 2021 | $293.94 | 10 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($150.06) |
| 2020 | $323.52 | 7 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($286.05) |
| 2019 | $4,746 | 210 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($2,295) |
| 2018 | $11,001 | 293 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($2,375) |
| 2017 | $1,617 | 60 | Nevro Corp. ($409.57) |
All Payment Transactions
718 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 29
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/05/2024 | Curonix LLC | PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.56 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Lundbeck LLC | VYEPTI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $27.83 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 11/05/2024 | Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | Belbuca (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $20.48 | General |
| Category: Opioid Analgesic | ||||||
| 10/15/2024 | Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | XTAMPZA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.38 | General |
| Category: Opioid Analgesic | ||||||
| 10/11/2024 | BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc. | Prospera (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.84 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 10/11/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ETERNA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.95 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 10/08/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.34 | General |
| Category: Clinical Trial Product_NMD | ||||||
| 09/24/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.56 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | Lundbeck LLC | VYEPTI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $21.77 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 09/09/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.43 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 09/09/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.19 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 09/09/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.15 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 09/06/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ETERNA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.48 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 09/03/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | BOTOX (Biological), QULIPTA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.31 | General |
| Category: BOTOX THERAPEUTIC | ||||||
| 08/29/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.19 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 08/20/2024 | SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | ZTLido (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.14 | General |
| Category: Analgesic | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | Forte Bio-Pharma LLC | NALOCET (Drug), PROLATE, PROLATE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.93 | General |
| Category: PAIN | ||||||
| 08/13/2024 | Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | Belbuca (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $6.11 | General |
| Category: Opioid Analgesic | ||||||
| 08/09/2024 | BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc. | Prospera (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.93 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 08/08/2024 | PFIZER INC. | NURTEC ODT (Drug), ZAVZPRET | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.30 | General |
| Category: PAIN | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | Forte Bio-Pharma LLC | NALOCET (Drug), PROLATE, PROLATE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.03 | General |
| Category: PAIN | ||||||
| 07/31/2024 | Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | XTAMPZA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $11.67 | General |
| Category: Opioid Analgesic | ||||||
| 07/22/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | OCTRODE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.38 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 07/16/2024 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | — | 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 | $25.00 | General |
| 07/16/2024 | Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | Belbuca (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $7.09 | General |
| Category: Opioid Analgesic | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18 | 546 | 1,145 | $648,226 | $72,735 |
| 2022 | 16 | 762 | 1,226 | $819,341 | $96,027 |
| 2021 | 22 | 1,358 | 4,720 | $2.7M | $379,157 |
| 2020 | 22 | 1,537 | 5,116 | $2.9M | $386,080 |
Total Patients
4,203
Total Services
12,207
Medicare Billing
$933,999
Procedure Codes
79
All Medicare Procedures & Services
79 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 76 | 274 | $96,048 | $26,122 | 27.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 131 | 341 | $91,250 | $23,300 | 25.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 29 | 29 | $15,981 | $3,514 | 22.0% |
| 64635 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 21 | $66,400 | $3,250 | 4.9% |
| 64483 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 29 | $77,600 | $2,762 | 3.6% |
| 64493 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 20 | $45,000 | $1,953 | 4.3% |
| 64490 | Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 17 | $44,100 | $1,905 | 4.3% |
| G3002 | Chronic pain management and treatment, monthly bundle including, diagnosis; assessment and monitoring; administration of a validated pain rating scale or tool; the development, implementation, revision, and/or maintenance of a person-centered care plan tha | Office | 2023 | 29 | 29 | $7,300 | $1,849 | 25.3% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 20 | 26 | $8,350 | $1,522 | 18.2% |
| 64491 | Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 17 | $32,900 | $1,077 | 3.3% |
| 64494 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 19 | $33,820 | $1,050 | 3.1% |
| 64636 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 22 | $40,401 | $1,023 | 2.5% |
| 77002 | Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | Office | 2023 | 11 | 14 | $7,380 | $1,016 | 13.8% |
| 80305 | Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | Office | 2023 | 61 | 70 | $14,240 | $857.05 | 6.0% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 34 | 75 | $37,550 | $745.50 | 2.0% |
| 64484 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 17 | $28,460 | $711.21 | 2.5% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 22 | 92 | $1,380 | $74.17 | 5.4% |
| Q9967 | Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml | Office | 2023 | 21 | 33 | $66.00 | $3.81 | 5.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 331 | 699 | $352,981 | $59,679 | 16.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 44 | 44 | $33,299 | $5,630 | 16.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 58 | 80 | $25,801 | $5,433 | 21.1% |
| 64483 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2022 | 36 | 40 | $93,176 | $4,721 | 5.1% |
| 80307 | Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers | Office | 2022 | 49 | 61 | $26,840 | $3,791 | 14.1% |
| 01992 | Anesthesia for nerve block and injection procedure, prone position | Facility | 2022 | 30 | 34 | $46,949 | $3,320 | 7.1% |
| 64635 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 13 | $51,366 | $2,274 | 4.4% |
About Dr. Ruben Alexander, MD
Dr. Ruben Alexander, MD is a Anesthesiology healthcare provider based in Las Vegas, Nevada. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/24/2011. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1790078848.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Ruben Alexander, MD has received a total of $21,147 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,150 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 718 transactions from 56 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($15,996).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Alexander has provided services to 4,203 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 12,207 services with total Medicare billing of $933,999. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 79 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Anesthesiology
- Other Specialties Surgery, Pain Medicine
- Location Las Vegas, NV
- Active Since 05/24/2011
- Last Updated 07/21/2022
- Taxonomy Code 207L00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1790078848
Products in Payments
- Superion ISS (Device) $2,433
- MYSTIM (Device) $2,152
- Algovita (Device) $2,137
- Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System (Device) $1,893
- INTELLIS (Device) $1,433
- Morphabond ER (Drug) $1,277
- ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) $1,110
- SPRIX (Drug) $718.38
- TARGETSTIM (Device) $491.53
- PROCLAIM (Device) $339.17
- Gralise (Drug) $293.90
- INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) $264.70
- Belbuca (Drug) $231.98
- BOTOX (Biological) $226.00
- ZTLido (Drug) $222.48
- RELISTOR (Drug) $191.44
- XTAMPZA (Drug) $186.22
- Nimbus (Device) $182.24
- SYMPROIC (Drug) $180.65
- Prospera (Device) $172.72
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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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