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Covered recipient · General Payments record

NIZAR SAMIH ESKANDAR

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine Nephrology

NPI: 1104833698
CMS profile: 276649
Location: HINESVILLE, GA

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General Payments · PY2019–2025

CMS publication 2026-06-30

Latest program year · PY2025

$1,883.36

86 records · 0 disputed

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How these totals are calculated

This total is the sum of the individual General Payments record amounts CMS published for the labeled program year(s); each record amount is used unmodified. The total itself is computed by this site. Nothing is estimated, weighted, or combined across categories.
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By nature of payment

PY2025 · sorted by reported total

Nature of payment	Amount	Records
Food and Beverage	$1,842.30	81
Education	$41.06	5

By paying entity

PY2025 · sorted by reported total

Paying entity	Amount	Records
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$440.81	12
Amgen Inc.	$282.61	16
Retrophin, Inc.	$248.65	13
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION	$139.14	6
Averitas Pharma Inc.	$87.92	4
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$87.84	5
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$83.04	5
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.	$82.08	4
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$65.54	3
Acerta Pharma LLC	$59.58	3
CALLIDITAS THERAPEUTICS US INC.	$59.43	3
Novo Nordisk AS	$56.96	3
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$40.51	2
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC	$38.62	2
Vantive US Healthcare LLC	$34.70	1
Ardelyx, Inc.	$23.35	1
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc.	$18.91	1
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.	$18.90	1
Exact Sciences Corporation	$14.77	1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program year	Amount	Records
PY2019	$1,582.59	78
PY2020	$736.46	47
PY2021	$1,211.52	66
PY2022	$1,549.90	89
PY2023	$1,690.33	82
PY2024	$2,018.81	87
PY2025	$1,883.36	86

Payment records · PY2025 (86)

Ordering applied by this site (date, newest first, then paying entity) · record values are shown as CMS published them

Program year 2025 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Record-level detail is published for PY2025; earlier years are summarised in “By program year”.

Paying entity	Amount	Date	Nature of payment	Dispute status	Published	Record ID	Source
Amgen Inc.	$11.02	12/19/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1227066911	CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc.	$0.39	12/19/2025	Education	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1244433273	CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc.	$22.99	12/18/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1244433285	CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$26.57	12/11/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1227324377	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$20.22	12/10/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1228399868	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$8.04	11/20/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1227066913	CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc.	$28.58	11/13/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1244397670	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$20.07	11/12/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188809074	CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$147.47	11/06/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1227324375	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$21.24	11/05/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1228399864	CMS
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$18.63	11/05/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1248612451	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$6.24	10/29/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1227066905	CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.	$16.76	10/29/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1211963702	CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$28.50	10/15/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1227324373	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$18.70	10/14/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1206461385	CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$20.09	10/02/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1238135229	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$20.33	10/01/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1228399874	CMS
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc.	$18.91	10/01/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1249416015	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$11.50	09/30/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1227066907	CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$22.33	09/25/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1225530084	CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc.	$0.39	09/24/2025	Education	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1244433271	CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc.	$17.92	09/18/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1244433277	CMS
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$17.38	09/17/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1248597557	CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$18.25	09/17/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1227324371	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$19.16	09/11/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1200159780	CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc.	$26.02	09/03/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1244397666	CMS
Averitas Pharma Inc.	$29.07	08/28/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1248547515	CMS
Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc.	$15.81	08/27/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1234995655	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$28.08	08/20/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1228399862	CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$14.96	08/20/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1238321524	CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc.	$27.09	08/14/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1244397668	CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.	$17.06	08/13/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1211963700	CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$27.91	08/07/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1227324369	CMS
Ardelyx, Inc.	$23.35	08/06/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1247846705	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$21.32	08/04/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1228399860	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$24.59	07/31/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1200159776	CMS
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$29.53	07/30/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1248655297	CMS
Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc.	$15.51	07/30/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1234995653	CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc.	$1.66	07/22/2025	Education	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1244433275	CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$14.02	07/10/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1225530080	CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$26.45	07/09/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1227324367	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$21.25	06/26/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1200159774	CMS
Vantive US Healthcare LLC	$34.70	06/25/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1181892599	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$18.85	06/24/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1207215910	CMS
Averitas Pharma Inc.	$17.81	06/24/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1248547513	CMS
Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc.	$28.11	06/19/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1234995651	CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$14.09	06/18/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1238084209	CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc.	$29.40	06/18/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1244397672	CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$27.16	06/12/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1227324365	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$22.42	06/10/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1228399866	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$20.33	05/29/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1228399870	CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.	$28.37	05/28/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1211963698	CMS
Averitas Pharma Inc.	$25.35	05/22/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1248547511	CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc.	$20.42	05/21/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1244433279	CMS
Exact Sciences Corporation	$14.77	05/20/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1235646278	CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$29.67	05/14/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1227324363	CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$16.04	05/08/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1225530076	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$22.78	05/07/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1228399878	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$6.77	05/06/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1227066915	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$33.12	05/01/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1200159766	CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc.	$30.09	04/24/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1244397674	CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$19.60	04/23/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1222831557	CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$24.77	04/17/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1227324361	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$16.97	04/16/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1189082851	CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$15.37	04/15/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1238084211	CMS
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC	$20.08	04/10/2025	Education	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1222079975	CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$18.53	04/09/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1238050609	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$19.35	04/03/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1200159764	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$25.38	04/02/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1228399872	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$19.92	03/27/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188569649	CMS
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.	$18.90	03/26/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1244807235	CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$19.19	03/06/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1225530078	CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$28.38	03/05/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1227324359	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$21.67	02/27/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1200159762	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$24.98	02/26/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1228399876	CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc.	$21.95	02/20/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1244433283	CMS
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC	$18.54	02/19/2025	Education	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1222079970	CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.	$19.89	02/12/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1211963696	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$22.03	02/11/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1207024528	CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$28.14	02/06/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1227324357	CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$16.26	01/30/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1225530082	CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$20.91	01/29/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1222831555	CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc.	$21.75	01/16/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1244433281	CMS
Averitas Pharma Inc.	$15.69	01/15/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1248547509	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$11.96	01/09/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1227066909	CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$27.54	01/08/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1227324355	CMS

Source & provenance

Dataset: CMS Open Payments — General Payments
Publisher of source data: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS publication date: 2026-06-30
Program years on this page: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Source files: Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2019 , PY2020 , PY2021 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024 , PY2025
Generated from: OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2025_P06302026_06032026.csv

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APA 7: IndustryPayments. (2026). NIZAR SAMIH ESKANDAR, NPI 1104833698 (Data edition 2026-07-26T04:22:22Z) [Data set]. https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1104833698
Bluebook: NIZAR SAMIH ESKANDAR, NPI 1104833698, IndustryPayments (data edition 2026-07-26T04:22:22Z), https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1104833698.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Open Payments.