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Covered recipient · General Payments record

ALEXANDER VELAR

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine Nephrology

NPI
1184660516
CMS profile
189405
Location
MIAMI, FL

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$8,091.05

  • Reported across 363 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$1,856.81

77 records · 0 disputed

Financial relationships do not necessarily indicate an improper relationship; the data is open to interpretation.

How these totals are calculated
  • The total is the sum of the General Payments records CMS published for the labeled program year(s), exactly as published. Nothing is estimated, weighted, or combined across categories.
  • General Payments only. Research and Ownership/Investment are separate datasets and are never summed with these figures; amounts are kept separate per program year.
  • Featured-page threshold (a presentation gate, not a judgment): records>=3 OR total>=100 (all years).
  • Methodology & Data — sourcing, labeling, and limitations.

Related groups: Nephrology FL All categories

By nature of payment

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Food and Beverage $1,789.96 73
Education $66.85 4

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $454.23 17
Acerta Pharma LLC $271.99 12
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. $154.47 10
Amgen Inc. $138.28 7
NXSTAGE MEDICAL, INC. $118.63 2
Retrophin, Inc. $116.44 4
AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC $100.94 4
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $98.06 3
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. $78.33 4
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION $76.27 3
Ardelyx, Inc. $65.51 3
Relypsa, Inc. $55.68 2
CALLIDITAS THERAPEUTICS US INC. $41.59 2
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC $38.64 2
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $33.78 1
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $13.97 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $520.45 24
PY2019 $672.53 25
PY2020 $372.37 18
PY2021 $670.62 34
PY2022 $2,080.67 102
PY2023 $1,917.60 83
PY2024 $1,856.81 77

Payment records · PY2024 (77)

Sorted by paying entity, then date · as published by CMS

Program year 2024 201820192020202120222023 Record-level detail is published for PY2024; earlier years are summarised in “By program year”.
Paying entity Amount Date Nature of payment Dispute status Published Record ID Source
AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC $26.74 08/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145828242 CMS
AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC $24.61 08/28/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145832957 CMS
AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC $24.98 10/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145830217 CMS
AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC $24.61 10/24/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145833871 CMS
Amgen Inc. $9.40 03/18/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111732811 CMS
Amgen Inc. $5.00 05/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111732813 CMS
Amgen Inc. $26.21 05/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111732815 CMS
Amgen Inc. $18.61 06/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117406090 CMS
Amgen Inc. $4.78 09/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111732817 CMS
Amgen Inc. $26.59 09/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111732819 CMS
Amgen Inc. $47.69 09/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111732821 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $20.00 04/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146712669 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $19.15 08/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146712671 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $26.36 10/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146712673 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $24.25 01/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104611330 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $14.47 01/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1105893240 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $26.33 01/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1105271454 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $8.93 02/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104663879 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $17.51 02/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1105754733 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $25.32 03/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1105514141 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $23.93 05/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1105499234 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $25.00 07/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104513582 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $25.00 07/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104474366 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $34.06 07/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104421217 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $22.19 08/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1105336949 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $25.00 11/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104302722 CMS
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. $1.85 01/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1150693955 CMS
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. $24.78 01/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1150693957 CMS
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. $2.40 03/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1150693959 CMS
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. $23.35 03/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1150693961 CMS
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. $19.87 04/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1150693963 CMS
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. $8.23 04/24/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1150693965 CMS
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. $29.15 04/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1150693967 CMS
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. $14.99 08/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1150693969 CMS
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. $7.29 09/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1150693971 CMS
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. $22.56 09/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1150693973 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $33.17 01/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086147169 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $29.92 03/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086230702 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $34.97 03/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086269066 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $33.78 10/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117907270 CMS
CALLIDITAS THERAPEUTICS US INC. $21.20 10/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141525982 CMS
CALLIDITAS THERAPEUTICS US INC. $20.39 11/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141528099 CMS
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. $21.23 03/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154194902 CMS
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. $17.96 03/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154194896 CMS
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. $19.45 03/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154194898 CMS
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. $19.69 07/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154194900 CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $23.29 01/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145149205 CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $25.98 01/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145149210 CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $25.20 01/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145149214 CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $32.09 02/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145149218 CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $26.73 03/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145149222 CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $28.36 04/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145149226 CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $33.21 05/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145149230 CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $27.88 06/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145149234 CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $20.48 06/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145149239 CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $25.17 07/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145149243 CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $22.16 07/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145149247 CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $31.90 09/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145149251 CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $8.10 10/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145149255 CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $34.38 10/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145149260 CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $22.97 10/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145149264 CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $29.63 11/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145149268 CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $36.70 12/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145149272 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $26.02 01/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087427870 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $22.70 04/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087427872 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $27.55 09/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087427876 CMS
NXSTAGE MEDICAL, INC. $59.31 03/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154283315 CMS
NXSTAGE MEDICAL, INC. $59.32 03/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154283317 CMS
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC $15.78 08/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1112850714 CMS
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC $22.86 10/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1112850716 CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $13.97 02/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118999023 CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc. $18.89 04/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149945607 CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc. $30.80 06/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149945611 CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc. $34.87 07/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149945619 CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc. $31.88 08/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149945615 CMS
Vifor Pharma, Inc. $29.60 01/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1124038672 CMS
Vifor Pharma, Inc. $26.08 04/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1124046938 CMS

Source & provenance

Dataset
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
Publisher of source data
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS publication date
2026-01-23
Program years on this page
2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2018 , PY2019 , PY2020 , PY2021 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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