Covered recipient · General Payments record

KUMAR VENKATACHALAM

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

NPI: 1154325421
CMS profile: 232990
Location: MERRILLVILLE, IN

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$9,601.35

Reported across 532 records
CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$1,579.51

89 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
Food and Beverage	$1,579.51	89

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entity	Amount	Records
ABBVIE INC.	$544.52	34
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$173.71	5
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$171.95	12
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.	$149.08	8
IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC	$89.43	5
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals	$66.69	3
VIVUS LLC	$62.35	4
Celgene Corporation	$52.50	3
Lilly USA, LLC	$48.34	3
Ardelyx, Inc.	$43.56	2
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	$43.08	2
GENZYME CORPORATION	$22.91	1
AIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS, INC.	$17.35	1
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$17.23	1
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$17.15	1
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$15.97	1
Sandoz Inc.	$15.31	1
EVOKE PHARMA, INC.	$14.44	1
SHIELD THERAPEUTICS INC	$13.94	1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program year	Amount	Records
PY2018	$1,158.45	48
PY2019	$844.25	42
PY2020	$362.47	23
PY2021	$1,316.97	85
PY2022	$1,835.99	105
PY2023	$2,503.71	140
PY2024	$1,579.51	89

Payment records · PY2024 (89)

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
ABBVIE INC.	$5.67	01/03/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1106279490	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$14.45	01/17/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1106279492	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$24.24	01/17/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1106279494	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$9.95	01/25/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1106279496	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$8.85	02/26/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1106279498	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$19.45	03/27/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1106279500	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$13.76	04/16/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1106279502	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$17.50	04/23/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1106279504	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$5.85	05/06/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1106279506	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$13.42	05/06/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1106279508	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$20.09	05/08/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1106279510	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$19.48	05/23/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1106279512	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$16.40	06/05/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1106279514	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$12.36	06/13/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1106279516	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$19.33	06/17/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1106279518	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$18.15	07/10/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1106279520	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$14.12	07/15/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1106279522	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$10.18	07/22/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1106279524	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$13.72	07/23/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1106279526	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$27.86	08/05/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1106279528	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$14.29	08/26/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1106279530	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$21.53	09/11/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1106279532	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$27.52	09/25/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1106279534	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$12.63	09/30/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1106279536	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$17.98	10/21/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1106279538	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$17.57	10/22/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1106279540	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$18.33	10/30/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1106279542	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$14.56	11/04/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1106279544	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$10.62	11/06/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1106279546	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$24.77	11/18/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1106279548	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$23.00	11/19/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1106279550	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$17.23	12/04/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1106279552	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$1.92	12/11/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1106279554	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$17.74	12/12/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1106279556	CMS
AIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS, INC.	$17.35	11/23/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1147007277	CMS
Ardelyx, Inc.	$20.68	06/17/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1146712787	CMS
Ardelyx, Inc.	$22.88	10/02/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1146712789	CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$17.23	03/19/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1117893011	CMS
Celgene Corporation	$15.56	01/31/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1101180616	CMS
Celgene Corporation	$19.56	03/05/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1101180622	CMS
Celgene Corporation	$17.38	04/10/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1101180624	CMS
EVOKE PHARMA, INC.	$14.44	02/28/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1127774995	CMS
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$17.15	10/21/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1137516694	CMS
GENZYME CORPORATION	$22.91	04/08/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1139653961	CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	$19.87	06/19/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1133782802	CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	$23.21	09/30/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1133782804	CMS
IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC	$18.39	02/19/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1153713676	CMS
IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC	$16.50	05/08/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1153757911	CMS
IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC	$14.80	07/10/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1153770538	CMS
IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC	$17.79	08/07/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1153722557	CMS
IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC	$21.95	10/01/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1153713680	CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$14.74	01/29/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1078626594	CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$13.38	02/11/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1078626799	CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$16.05	03/20/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1078626597	CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$23.74	03/27/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1078626411	CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$14.57	05/06/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1078626443	CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$15.55	05/13/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1078627001	CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$15.66	06/06/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1078626986	CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$18.59	07/22/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1078626823	CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$1.14	07/22/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1078626998	CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$15.37	09/25/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1078626775	CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$11.02	10/09/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1078626638	CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$12.14	10/28/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1078626919	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$13.13	02/28/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1135128056	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$16.13	09/09/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1135118561	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$19.08	11/04/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1135138666	CMS
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals	$29.42	09/23/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1144184863	CMS
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals	$23.21	10/09/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1144184865	CMS
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals	$14.06	11/05/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1144184867	CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$16.91	04/07/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1151136217	CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$22.61	05/20/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1151136219	CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$17.82	07/04/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1151136221	CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$97.69	09/26/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1151136223	CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$18.68	10/07/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1151136225	CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$15.97	10/04/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1153527375	CMS
Sandoz Inc.	$15.31	03/26/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1089365043	CMS
SHIELD THERAPEUTICS INC	$13.94	03/26/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1150125337	CMS
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.	$16.23	02/26/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1137692265	CMS
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.	$19.24	04/22/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1137692267	CMS
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.	$27.15	05/13/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1137692269	CMS
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.	$16.51	07/08/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1137692271	CMS
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.	$13.48	07/15/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1137692273	CMS
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.	$17.31	09/23/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1137692275	CMS
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.	$16.88	10/07/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1137692277	CMS
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.	$22.28	10/23/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1137692279	CMS
VIVUS LLC	$18.28	04/17/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1129418637	CMS
VIVUS LLC	$14.85	08/06/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1129418639	CMS
VIVUS LLC	$14.24	09/04/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1129418641	CMS
VIVUS LLC	$14.98	11/19/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1129418643	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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