BLAKE J WELSCHMEYER
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Hospitalist COLUMBIA, MO NPI 1154771178
Browse related groups: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Hospitalist MO Retrophin, Inc. All categories
General Payments — all program years on this page
$240.37
- Category: General Payments
- Program years: PY2023–2024
- Record count: 13
- As of (CMS publication): 2026-01-23
Latest program year (PY2024): $221.97 across 12 records · disputed records: 0
Financial relationships do not necessarily indicate an improper relationship; the data is open to interpretation.
How this figure is 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
Latest program year (PY2024) · sorted by reported total.
| Nature of payment | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $201.63 | 10 |
| Travel and Lodging | $20.34 | 2 |
By paying entity
Latest program year (PY2024) · sorted by reported total.
| Paying entity | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Retrophin, Inc. | $67.11 | 5 |
| NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | $52.00 | 2 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $40.55 | 2 |
| Biobeat USA Inc. | $22.05 | 1 |
| Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $21.24 | 1 |
| CALLIDITAS THERAPEUTICS US INC. | $19.02 | 1 |
By program year
Records — PY2024 (12)
Provenance & corrections
- Dataset: CMS Open Payments — General Payments
- Source: CMS Open Payments dataset (bulk file)
- Publisher of source data: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Generated from: OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv
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