Official source Data mirrored from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Open Payments · General Payments · as published 2026-01-23 View official record Methodology

Covered recipient · General Payments record

MELISSA TALBERT SANFORD

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Urology Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery

NPI
1518283795
CMS profile
1118466
Location
ALHAMBRA, CA

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$6,201.15

  • Reported across 66 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$1,628.59

22 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.

By nature of payment

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Food and Beverage $884.78 17
Travel and Lodging $743.81 5

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $824.93 6
Medtronic, Inc. $369.87 10
CooperSurgical, Inc. $141.65 3
COLOPLAST CORP $130.38 1
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION $125.00 1
PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation $36.76 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $355.10 5
PY2019 $617.99 6
PY2020 $18.10 1
PY2022 $1,964.03 17
PY2023 $1,617.34 15
PY2024 $1,628.59 22

Payment records · PY2024 (22)

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

Program year 2024 20182019202020222023 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
Boston Scientific Corporation $125.00 07/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092707492 CMS
COLOPLAST CORP $130.38 04/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117442898 CMS
CooperSurgical, Inc. $60.78 01/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1150786319 CMS
CooperSurgical, Inc. $50.87 05/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1150786329 CMS
CooperSurgical, Inc. $30.00 09/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1150786341 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $81.12 05/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137249950 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $19.00 06/04/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137079167 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $19.00 06/04/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137262667 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $464.01 06/05/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137160867 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $19.00 06/05/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137210784 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $222.80 07/05/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137140118 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $50.93 02/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119355837 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $4.00 04/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119355839 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $1.00 04/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119355841 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $109.31 04/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119355843 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $93.31 04/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119355845 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $29.46 08/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119355849 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $10.60 08/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119355847 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $9.31 09/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119355853 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $58.72 10/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119355855 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $3.23 11/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119355851 CMS
PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation $36.76 08/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144025037 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, 2022, 2023, 2024
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2018 , PY2019 , PY2020 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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