Total Payments
$247,671
2024 Payments
$720.58
Companies
29
Transactions
412
Medicare Patients
159
Medicare Billing
$9,524
Payment Breakdown by Category
Education$156,000 (63.0%)
Consulting$36,100 (14.6%)
Travel$34,286 (13.8%)
Food & Beverage$17,841 (7.2%)
Other$3,180 (1.3%)
Research$225.00 (0.1%)
Gifts$39.97 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $156,000 | 39 | 63.0% |
| Consulting Fee | $36,100 | 9 | 14.6% |
| Travel and Lodging | $34,286 | 179 | 13.8% |
| Food and Beverage | $17,841 | 179 | 7.2% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $2,600 | 2 | 1.0% |
| Entertainment | $579.55 | 1 | 0.2% |
| Unspecified | $225.00 | 1 | 0.1% |
| Gift | $39.97 | 2 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$247,446
411 transactions
Research
$225.00
1 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $199,847 | 285 | $0 (2023) |
| Meditrina | $27,100 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Alliance Partners LLC | $12,286 | 21 | $0 (2020) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $3,494 | 31 | $0 (2022) |
| Minerva Surgical, Inc | $3,426 | 9 | $0 (2018) |
| Gynesonics, Inc. | $380.58 | 5 | $0 (2023) |
| Allergan, Inc. | $349.66 | 12 | $0 (2020) |
| CooperSurgical, Inc. | $153.86 | 3 | $0 (2017) |
| PFIZER INC. | $72.83 | 6 | $0 (2021) |
| Covidien LP | $56.00 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $720.58 | 3 | Meditrina ($700.00) |
| 2023 | $46,319 | 43 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($34,861) |
| 2022 | $30,796 | 44 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($20,740) |
| 2021 | $52,522 | 66 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($47,077) |
| 2020 | $18,054 | 34 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($15,546) |
| 2019 | $45,198 | 82 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($42,915) |
| 2018 | $34,448 | 80 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($27,760) |
| 2017 | $19,613 | 60 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($10,948) |
All Payment Transactions
412 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 17
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/30/2024 | Exeltis, USA Inc. | SLYND (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.58 | General |
| Category: CONTRACEPTIVE | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | Meditrina | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $350.00 | General |
| 04/12/2024 | Meditrina | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $350.00 | General |
| 12/22/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.50 | General |
| Category: General - Vascular Intervention_PI | ||||||
| 12/01/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/01/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $300.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/25/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $134.85 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/24/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $140.20 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/18/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/18/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $300.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/16/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $905.27 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/16/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/12/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $193.92 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/10/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $187.57 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/02/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $449.31 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/02/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $309.20 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/02/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/02/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/15/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/15/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $300.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/13/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/12/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $117.25 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/24/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/01/2023 | Gynesonics, Inc. | SONATA SONOGRAPHY-GUIDED TRANSCERVICAL FIBROID ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.19 | General |
| Category: SONATA TRANSCERVICAL FIBROID ABLATION SYSTEM | ||||||
| 04/21/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| A RANDOMIZED, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, PARALLEL GROUP, MULTICENTER STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF ULIPRISTAL ACETATE FOR THE INTERMITTENT TREATMENT OF ABNORMAL UTERINE BLEEDING ASSOCIATED WITH LEIOMYOMAS | Allergan Inc. | $225.00 | 1 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 31 | 37 | $6,226 | $1,819 |
| 2022 | 2 | 45 | 50 | $8,050 | $2,464 |
| 2021 | 2 | 38 | 47 | $7,446 | $2,308 |
| 2020 | 3 | 45 | 54 | $9,943 | $2,933 |
Total Patients
159
Total Services
188
Medicare Billing
$9,524
Procedure Codes
9
All Medicare Procedures & Services
9 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 15 | 21 | $4,242 | $1,160 | 27.4% |
| Q0091 | Screening papanicolaou smear; obtaining, preparing and conveyance of cervical or vaginal smear to laboratory | Office | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $1,984 | $659.04 | 33.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 24 | 29 | $5,586 | $1,590 | 28.5% |
| Q0091 | Screening papanicolaou smear; obtaining, preparing and conveyance of cervical or vaginal smear to laboratory | Office | 2022 | 21 | 21 | $2,464 | $873.81 | 35.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 20 | 29 | $5,394 | $1,551 | 28.8% |
| Q0091 | Screening papanicolaou smear; obtaining, preparing and conveyance of cervical or vaginal smear to laboratory | Office | 2021 | 18 | 18 | $2,052 | $756.90 | 36.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 19 | 28 | $5,208 | $1,559 | 29.9% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $3,025 | $753.18 | 24.9% |
| Q0091 | Screening papanicolaou smear; obtaining, preparing and conveyance of cervical or vaginal smear to laboratory | Office | 2020 | 15 | 15 | $1,710 | $620.82 | 36.3% |
About Dr. Valentin Almendarez, M.D
Dr. Valentin Almendarez, M.D is a Obstetrics & Gynecology healthcare provider based in San Antonio, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 10/19/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1326037615.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Valentin Almendarez, M.D has received a total of $247,671 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $720.58 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 412 transactions from 29 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($156,000).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Almendarez has provided services to 159 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 188 services with total Medicare billing of $9,524. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 9 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Location San Antonio, TX
- Active Since 10/19/2005
- Last Updated 08/16/2021
- Taxonomy Code 207V00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1326037615
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $199,847
- Aveta (Device) $10,000
- Promote OsteoStrip (Biological) $7,663
- Aveta System (Device) $5,000
- Endometrial Ablation System (Device) (Device) $3,209
- Orilissa (Drug) $3,141
- Nakoma Cervical System (Device) $2,662
- Swannshidi (Device) $1,376
- SwannShidi (Device) $584.82
- SONATA SONOGRAPHY-GUIDED TRANSCERVICAL FIBROID ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) $380.58
- ENDOMETRIAL ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) $216.20
- ORILISSA (Drug) $172.07
- Lupron (Drug) $127.57
- Other Gyn Products (Device) $125.00
- LO LOESTRIN FE (Drug) $110.60
- TruClear (Device) $56.00
- Xulane (Drug) $49.53
- Kyleena (Drug) $46.76
- PREMARIN (Drug) $38.95
- Osphena (Drug) $36.55
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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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