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Covered recipient · General Payments record

BENJAMIN GRAHAM METZ

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine Interventional Cardiology

NPI
1114274149
CMS profile
141659
Location
PASADENA, TX

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$10,255.34

  • Reported across 356 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$1,345.48

54 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: Interventional Cardiology TX All categories

By nature of payment

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Food and Beverage $1,345.48 54

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION $373.90 13
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION $272.59 15
Medtronic, Inc. $163.94 4
Acerta Pharma LLC $120.70 2
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. $111.34 5
Amgen Inc. $78.05 4
Inari Medical, Inc. $33.51 1
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc $33.44 2
Abbott Laboratories $24.19 1
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC $24.17 1
HEARTFLOW, INC. $22.16 1
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation $21.48 1
Teleflex LLC $17.33 1
Novo Nordisk AS $16.85 1
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $16.21 1
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $15.62 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $2,648.64 45
PY2019 $1,617.75 68
PY2020 $691.52 35
PY2021 $1,454.57 44
PY2022 $1,331.34 57
PY2023 $1,166.04 53
PY2024 $1,345.48 54

Payment records · PY2024 (54)

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
Abbott Laboratories $24.19 04/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1124851198 CMS
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. $24.07 05/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078918341 CMS
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. $20.73 07/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078918327 CMS
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. $24.13 08/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078918361 CMS
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. $22.12 09/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078918359 CMS
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. $20.29 11/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078918363 CMS
Amgen Inc. $21.65 01/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111651114 CMS
Amgen Inc. $14.06 02/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111651116 CMS
Amgen Inc. $19.31 04/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111651118 CMS
Amgen Inc. $23.03 10/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111651120 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $43.10 09/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104624016 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $77.60 10/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104755548 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $17.54 02/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092628205 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $17.74 02/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092628209 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $22.25 03/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092628219 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $19.14 05/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092628215 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $18.47 05/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092628211 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $17.30 06/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092628201 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $23.71 08/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092628223 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $17.71 08/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092628207 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $18.53 09/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092628213 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $139.18 11/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092628225 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $17.37 11/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092628203 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $22.81 11/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092628221 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $22.15 12/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092628217 CMS
HEARTFLOW, INC. $22.16 04/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154175153 CMS
Inari Medical, Inc. $33.51 10/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140141928 CMS
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc $13.10 06/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154883361 CMS
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc $20.34 08/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154883365 CMS
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $16.21 03/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1081728557 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $20.83 02/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117167996 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $137.32 04/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117168000 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $1.45 08/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117168005 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $4.34 08/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117168009 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $21.48 06/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141777237 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $29.47 03/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086976092 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $23.09 04/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086976098 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $22.12 05/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086976102 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $4.58 05/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086976104 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $19.68 06/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086976106 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $3.83 06/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086976108 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $34.11 07/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086976116 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $18.27 07/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086976120 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $25.79 07/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086976124 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $3.76 08/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086976118 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $12.38 10/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086976154 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $2.24 10/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086976164 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $18.82 10/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086976166 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $29.68 11/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086976172 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $24.77 12/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086976174 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $16.85 06/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097469046 CMS
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC $24.17 01/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1139901940 CMS
Teleflex LLC $17.33 08/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142069205 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $15.62 08/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1080572101 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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