Corazon Alvarado
Adult Health · Fort Payne, ALNPI 1083775183
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 93.7% of the total across 214 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 17 manufacturers reported payments, led by OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC at 38.7% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $676 and has fallen 96.7% since, to $22 in 2025.
Across 214 payments — averaging $9.49 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC$785
- Merck$253
- Novo Nordisk$239
- Lilly USA, LLC$178
- Amgen$104
- Bayer$102
- plus $367 from 11 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,90394%
- Education$1276%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 136 | $785 |
| Merck | 14 | $253 |
| Novo Nordisk | 19 | $239 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 11 | $178 |
| Amgen | 6 | $104 |
| Bayer | 6 | $102 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 4 | $85 |
| AstraZeneca | 4 | $61 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 3 | $41 |
| Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. | 2 | $32 |
| Idorsia Pharmaceuticals US Inc | 2 | $31 |
| Novartis | 2 | $27 |
| Abbott | 1 | $23 |
| Sanofi | 1 | $17 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $17 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $15 |
How this compares
$2,030 in reported general payments places this provider in the 70th percentile of 308 adult health providers in Alabama.
Other adult health in Fort Payne
- Wendy CantrellMountain Brk$276K
- Lanier OhareBirmingham$42K
- Jessica WrightBirmingham$33K
- Sara HopperBirmingham$21K
- Andrea SuttonBirmingham$21K
- Olivia ViseHoover$15K
- Lindsay SmithPelham$14K
- Alaina OdomAlabaster$14K
- Holly CluckMontgomery$12K
- Ashley YorkHoover$11K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.