Covered recipient · General Payments record

RICHARD KOVACH

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

NPI: 1144209891
CMS profile: 142998
Location: BROWNS MILLS, NJ

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$310,243.19

Reported across 505 records
CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$20,631.71

82 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 payment	Amount	Records
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program	$13,200.00	4
Food and Beverage	$4,538.76	68
Travel and Lodging	$2,342.95	9
Consulting Fee	$550.00	1

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entity	Amount	Records
ShockWave Medical, Inc	$14,593.03	15
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$1,875.77	7
Abbott Laboratories	$1,686.74	16
Medtronic, Inc.	$647.38	7
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION	$596.16	19
Ancora Heart, Inc.	$245.03	2
Inari Medical, Inc.	$137.19	2
Surmodics, Inc.	$136.36	1
Philips Electronics North America Corporation	$120.40	1
BIOTRONIK INC.	$109.15	2
Penumbra, Inc.	$97.80	2
Acerta Pharma LLC	$95.98	1
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.	$93.97	1
AngioDynamics, Inc.	$86.96	1
ABIOMED	$40.31	2
Teleflex LLC	$32.14	1
Endologix LLC	$21.89	1
Cardiac Dimensions, Inc.	$15.45	1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program year	Amount	Records
PY2018	$33,064.80	66
PY2019	$29,594.66	79
PY2020	$16,601.48	35
PY2021	$157,025.72	54
PY2022	$21,272.16	107
PY2023	$32,052.66	82
PY2024	$20,631.71	82

Payment records · PY2024 (82)

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

Program year 2024 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 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	$65.66	03/06/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1124864830	CMS
Abbott Laboratories	$7.07	05/21/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1124864832	CMS
Abbott Laboratories	$69.52	07/01/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1124864834	CMS
Abbott Laboratories	$206.87	07/15/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1124864836	CMS
Abbott Laboratories	$109.07	07/22/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1124864838	CMS
Abbott Laboratories	$28.66	09/23/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1124864840	CMS
Abbott Laboratories	$12.27	09/23/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1124864842	CMS
Abbott Laboratories	$28.66	09/23/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1124864844	CMS
Abbott Laboratories	$363.43	09/23/2024	Travel and Lodging	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1125390962	CMS
Abbott Laboratories	$534.37	09/25/2024	Travel and Lodging	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1125390958	CMS
Abbott Laboratories	$7.75	10/02/2024	Travel and Lodging	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1125390956	CMS
Abbott Laboratories	$45.16	10/02/2024	Travel and Lodging	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1125390960	CMS
Abbott Laboratories	$9.02	10/02/2024	Travel and Lodging	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1125390964	CMS
Abbott Laboratories	$10.74	11/11/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1124864846	CMS
Abbott Laboratories	$62.40	11/19/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1124864848	CMS
Abbott Laboratories	$126.09	12/27/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1124864850	CMS
ABIOMED	$23.24	10/10/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1142204503	CMS
ABIOMED	$17.07	10/25/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1142204563	CMS
Ancora Heart, Inc.	$125.69	09/18/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1063917303	CMS
Ancora Heart, Inc.	$119.34	10/29/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1063917304	CMS
AngioDynamics, Inc.	$86.96	09/14/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1095082369	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$95.98	03/26/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1104620576	CMS
BIOTRONIK INC.	$16.67	11/15/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1145802195	CMS
BIOTRONIK INC.	$92.48	11/18/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1145802197	CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation	$29.52	01/09/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1092260568	CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation	$146.70	02/29/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1092260580	CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation	$39.92	04/25/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1092260570	CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation	$3.09	06/06/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1092260554	CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation	$94.51	06/19/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1092260576	CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation	$2.94	06/21/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1092260542	CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation	$118.45	07/12/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1092260578	CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation	$3.07	07/23/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1092260550	CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation	$2.96	08/05/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1092260544	CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation	$3.08	08/19/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1092260552	CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation	$3.06	09/13/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1092260548	CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation	$3.03	09/23/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1092260546	CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation	$65.38	10/09/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1092260574	CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation	$3.20	10/24/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1092260558	CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation	$50.99	10/29/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1092260572	CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation	$16.38	11/04/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1092260566	CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation	$3.30	11/19/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1092260560	CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation	$3.43	12/06/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1092260564	CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation	$3.15	12/11/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1092260556	CMS
Cardiac Dimensions, Inc.	$15.45	04/05/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1125991457	CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$105.06	02/08/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1138779325	CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$247.47	02/09/2024	Travel and Lodging	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1138779341	CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$65.90	02/21/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1138779343	CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$525.00	02/29/2024	Travel and Lodging	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1138779303	CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$552.00	02/29/2024	Travel and Lodging	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1138779305	CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$229.60	10/28/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1138779399	CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$150.74	10/29/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1138779393	CMS
Endologix LLC	$21.89	01/11/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1116751592	CMS
Inari Medical, Inc.	$120.61	02/06/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1140123638	CMS
Inari Medical, Inc.	$16.58	06/04/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1140123642	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$78.33	02/15/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1117080953	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$120.38	03/19/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1117080951	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$30.75	04/24/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1117080947	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$95.62	04/24/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1117080949	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$5.86	08/15/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1117080957	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$143.00	10/28/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1117080959	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$173.44	10/29/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1117080955	CMS
Penumbra, Inc.	$1.73	03/08/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1076205036	CMS
Penumbra, Inc.	$96.07	06/13/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1076205038	CMS
Philips North America LLC	$120.40	07/12/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1146856959	CMS
ShockWave Medical, Inc	$49.29	02/16/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1152984330	CMS
ShockWave Medical, Inc	$140.18	02/16/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1153007162	CMS
ShockWave Medical, Inc	$95.69	02/17/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1153007164	CMS
ShockWave Medical, Inc	$550.00	02/28/2024	Consulting Fee	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1153007172	CMS
ShockWave Medical, Inc	$3,850.00	02/28/2024	Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1153007174	CMS
ShockWave Medical, Inc	$140.98	03/21/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1153007166	CMS
ShockWave Medical, Inc	$208.44	05/01/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1153007168	CMS
ShockWave Medical, Inc	$3,300.00	05/02/2024	Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1153007176	CMS
ShockWave Medical, Inc	$3,300.00	05/16/2024	Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1153007178	CMS
ShockWave Medical, Inc	$58.75	05/23/2024	Travel and Lodging	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1153003605	CMS
ShockWave Medical, Inc	$2.62	08/08/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1153002194	CMS
ShockWave Medical, Inc	$9.81	08/30/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1152999672	CMS
ShockWave Medical, Inc	$128.84	09/17/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1153007170	CMS
ShockWave Medical, Inc	$2,750.00	10/18/2024	Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1153007180	CMS
ShockWave Medical, Inc	$8.43	12/06/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1152971409	CMS
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.	$93.97	11/06/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1093691436	CMS
Surmodics, Inc.	$136.36	09/14/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1128531536	CMS
Teleflex LLC	$32.14	10/08/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1142074517	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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