Official source Data mirrored from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Open Payments · General Payments · as published 2026-01-23 View official record Methodology

Covered recipient · General Payments record

KENNETH J BESCAK

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

NPI
1164401592
CMS profile
7471
Location
COTTONWOOD, AZ

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$113,845.87

  • Reported across 432 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$1,089.99

40 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 paymentAmountRecords
Food and Beverage $1,089.99 40

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $67,926.95 152
PY2019 $30,585.21 85
PY2020 $465.18 28
PY2021 $3,672.02 45
PY2022 $9,192.97 45
PY2023 $913.55 37
PY2024 $1,089.99 40

Payment records · PY2024 (40)

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
Amgen Inc. $5.94 03/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111529436 CMS
Amgen Inc. $56.49 05/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111529440 CMS
Amgen Inc. $125.00 06/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111529442 CMS
Amgen Inc. $14.83 08/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111529444 CMS
Amgen Inc. $6.77 09/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111529438 CMS
Amgen Inc. $20.58 10/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111529446 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $20.99 08/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1105738909 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $21.56 10/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132883873 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $21.05 03/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086135497 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $46.92 05/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092682145 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $20.81 01/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101333526 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $28.20 01/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138884595 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $14.84 06/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138884615 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $123.84 11/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138884629 CMS
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. $20.79 09/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1129428102 CMS
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc $24.35 05/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154884596 CMS
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc $20.83 06/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154884614 CMS
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc $27.27 08/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154884646 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $26.37 01/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086674733 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $26.11 02/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086674735 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $27.16 02/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086674745 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $10.05 03/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086674751 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $27.97 03/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086674747 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $30.01 04/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086674753 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $32.59 05/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086674755 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $22.25 05/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086674761 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $22.73 06/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086674763 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $20.51 07/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086674765 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $24.18 08/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086674767 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $29.25 09/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086674771 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $24.68 10/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086674773 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $16.98 11/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086674775 CMS
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. $22.88 06/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1114009547 CMS
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC $19.37 03/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1139589410 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $19.07 02/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1080641994 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $18.33 04/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1080642040 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $1.15 06/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1080642100 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $12.38 07/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1080642130 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $16.04 07/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1080642132 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $18.87 09/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1080642180 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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