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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

IRA M EPSTEIN

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine Nephrology

NPI
1205886207
CMS profile
100326
Location
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TX

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$9,897.13

  • Reported across 468 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$2,302.13

91 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: Nephrology TX All categories

By nature of payment

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Food and Beverage $2,195.05 89
Education $107.08 2

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Acerta Pharma LLC $480.10 19
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $369.07 12
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $260.85 8
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC $215.36 12
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $141.68 5
Amgen Inc. $135.13 5
Ardelyx, Inc. $114.84 5
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION $87.27 3
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $86.80 4
SHIELD THERAPEUTICS INC $81.50 3
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. $70.84 3
CALLIDITAS THERAPEUTICS US INC. $66.21 3
Novo Nordisk AS $62.24 3
Relypsa, Inc. $49.45 2
Daiichi Sankyo Inc. $24.52 1
CorMedix Inc. $22.71 1
Retrophin, Inc. $19.43 1
Lilly USA, LLC $14.13 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $594.28 32
PY2019 $979.85 46
PY2020 $809.24 42
PY2021 $1,166.43 58
PY2022 $2,003.42 94
PY2023 $2,041.78 105
PY2024 $2,302.13 91

Payment records · PY2024 (91)

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. $28.44 02/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111570629 CMS
Amgen Inc. $27.36 03/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111570631 CMS
Amgen Inc. $21.11 06/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117246659 CMS
Amgen Inc. $26.57 07/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111570633 CMS
Amgen Inc. $31.65 07/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117246661 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $24.96 01/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146679563 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $21.18 02/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146679565 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $23.32 04/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146679567 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $27.05 06/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146679569 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $18.33 08/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146679571 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $124.98 01/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104356597 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $20.86 02/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104335840 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $7.09 02/28/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104257145 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $16.95 03/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1105551826 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $19.16 04/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1105476173 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $20.90 05/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104403449 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $14.96 05/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104350050 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $24.49 06/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1105876435 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $27.43 06/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1105824895 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $24.37 07/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104429197 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $19.20 07/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104497020 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $19.14 08/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1105691887 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $22.34 09/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1105826853 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $21.80 09/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104682679 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $16.51 10/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1105662258 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $19.70 10/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104344512 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $22.99 11/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104587438 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $17.52 11/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1105506006 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $19.71 12/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104243155 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $25.00 08/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086151395 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $34.08 09/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086264713 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $27.21 10/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086116984 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $27.02 11/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086162102 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $28.37 12/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086235078 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $22.82 01/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117916353 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $19.00 02/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117916349 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $26.07 05/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117916357 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $102.60 05/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117916361 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $19.85 06/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117916351 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $22.89 08/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117916355 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $17.34 11/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117916347 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $30.28 12/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117916359 CMS
CALLIDITAS THERAPEUTICS US INC. $24.10 02/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141509309 CMS
CALLIDITAS THERAPEUTICS US INC. $24.20 06/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141516309 CMS
CALLIDITAS THERAPEUTICS US INC. $17.91 09/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141522171 CMS
CorMedix Inc. $22.71 06/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1082023753 CMS
Daiichi Sankyo Inc. $24.52 02/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1089419414 CMS
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. $22.56 01/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154202284 CMS
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. $21.36 02/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154202282 CMS
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. $26.92 10/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154202286 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $14.13 01/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135035128 CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $17.01 01/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145068993 CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $30.34 02/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145068996 CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $22.21 04/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145069001 CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $23.81 05/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145069005 CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $24.99 06/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145069009 CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $26.48 07/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145069013 CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $19.82 08/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145069017 CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $99.99 08/20/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145069021 CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $25.09 09/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145069026 CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $21.52 10/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145069030 CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $32.51 11/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145069034 CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $25.30 12/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145069038 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $34.64 04/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086944783 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $26.21 11/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086944799 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $26.42 12/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086944801 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $17.40 03/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1096622170 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $23.75 08/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1096577019 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $21.09 10/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1096602983 CMS
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC $23.36 01/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1112844352 CMS
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC $22.89 02/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1112844354 CMS
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC $7.05 03/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1112844356 CMS
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC $21.90 04/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1112844358 CMS
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC $21.87 06/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1112844360 CMS
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC $24.94 07/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1112844362 CMS
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC $18.80 08/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1112844364 CMS
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC $20.10 09/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1112844366 CMS
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC $19.57 10/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1112844368 CMS
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC $7.07 11/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1112844370 CMS
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC $20.15 11/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1112844372 CMS
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC $7.66 12/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1112844374 CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $16.25 01/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118889636 CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $25.86 02/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118889638 CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $23.49 03/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118889640 CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $21.20 03/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118889642 CMS
SHIELD THERAPEUTICS INC $52.59 07/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1150139857 CMS
SHIELD THERAPEUTICS INC $14.94 08/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1150142054 CMS
SHIELD THERAPEUTICS INC $13.97 08/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1150144014 CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc. $19.43 09/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149918478 CMS
Vifor Pharma, Inc. $23.08 09/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1124063726 CMS
Vifor Pharma, Inc. $26.37 12/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1124059851 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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