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Covered recipient · General Payments record

GEORGE BEKIC

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

NPI
1235127028
CMS profile
55165
Location
PITTSBURGH, PA

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$9,798.11

  • Reported across 270 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$1,592.35

54 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: Cardiovascular Disease PA All categories

By nature of payment

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Food and Beverage $1,349.27 52
Consulting Fee $148.09 1
Education $94.99 1

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Amgen Inc. $445.43 11
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $300.44 4
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION $205.36 23
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. $171.81 3
JenaValve Technology, Inc. $148.09 1
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $107.92 2
ShockWave Medical, Inc $60.42 1
PFIZER INC. $59.81 3
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc $29.55 2
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $22.55 1
iRhythm Technologies, Inc. $13.99 1
LANTHEUS MEDICAL IMAGING, INC. $13.53 1
Acerta Pharma LLC $13.45 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $4,360.49 122
PY2019 $927.51 29
PY2020 $229.73 9
PY2021 $1,057.76 17
PY2022 $644.66 18
PY2023 $985.61 21
PY2024 $1,592.35 54

Payment records · PY2024 (54)

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
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. $10.57 05/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078910089 CMS
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. $94.99 06/19/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078910057 CMS
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. $66.25 11/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078910065 CMS
Amgen Inc. $20.40 02/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111527350 CMS
Amgen Inc. $23.39 03/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111527348 CMS
Amgen Inc. $124.46 04/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111527356 CMS
Amgen Inc. $8.52 04/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111527352 CMS
Amgen Inc. $5.88 05/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111527354 CMS
Amgen Inc. $23.51 06/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117504496 CMS
Amgen Inc. $150.00 06/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111527360 CMS
Amgen Inc. $18.11 07/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111527358 CMS
Amgen Inc. $19.65 08/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111527362 CMS
Amgen Inc. $13.06 09/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111527364 CMS
Amgen Inc. $38.45 09/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111527366 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $13.45 12/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104236617 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $22.55 05/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117925608 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $18.04 09/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101322496 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $89.88 10/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101322510 CMS
iRhythm Technologies, Inc. $13.99 10/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154050994 CMS
Jenavalve Technology, Inc. $148.09 08/28/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1124771224 CMS
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc $13.38 03/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154858242 CMS
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc $16.17 10/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154858384 CMS
LANTHEUS MEDICAL IMAGING, INC. $13.53 06/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127582389 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $19.50 01/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086703107 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $9.97 02/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086703105 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $2.13 02/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086703109 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $7.87 02/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086703111 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $12.39 02/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086703113 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $4.14 06/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086703133 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $8.46 06/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086703135 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $15.56 07/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086703123 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $4.39 07/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086703129 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $14.79 07/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086703131 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $14.27 08/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086703125 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $7.02 08/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086703139 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $9.83 09/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086703137 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $3.37 09/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086703143 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $14.89 09/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086703141 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $5.98 10/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086703145 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $1.68 10/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086703147 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $10.01 11/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086703149 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $4.20 11/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086703153 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $4.87 11/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086703155 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $9.05 12/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086703157 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $11.38 12/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086703159 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $9.61 12/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086703161 CMS
PFIZER INC. $16.99 04/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131661752 CMS
PFIZER INC. $16.99 05/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131601019 CMS
PFIZER INC. $25.83 11/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131136111 CMS
ShockWave Medical, Inc $60.42 09/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153000432 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $18.65 01/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1080606606 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $92.91 01/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1080606675 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $94.09 05/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1080607152 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $94.79 07/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1080607394 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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