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Covered recipient · General Payments record

GEORGE J VETTIANKAL

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

NPI
1245211879
CMS profile
56086
Location
LUFKIN, TX

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$6,590.30

  • Reported across 230 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$706.16

53 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).
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Related groups: Cardiovascular Disease TX All categories

By nature of payment

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Food and Beverage $706.16 53

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $190.78 10
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION $161.08 34
Penumbra, Inc. $123.66 1
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION $89.35 3
ShockWave Medical, Inc $63.09 1
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $35.11 2
Abbott Laboratories $29.12 1
Acerta Pharma LLC $13.97 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $2,034.80 81
PY2019 $2,712.52 47
PY2020 $162.89 4
PY2021 $79.82 5
PY2022 $478.11 17
PY2023 $416.00 23
PY2024 $706.16 53

Payment records · PY2024 (53)

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
Abbott Laboratories $29.12 06/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1124917245 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $13.97 04/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1105673765 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $38.96 02/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092608636 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $21.14 04/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092608632 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $29.25 04/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092608634 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $18.63 05/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101638368 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $16.48 05/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101638365 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $32.40 01/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087387280 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $0.59 01/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087387284 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $1.18 01/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087387288 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $14.63 02/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087387282 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $2.79 02/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087387286 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $2.52 02/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087387290 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $1.26 02/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087387292 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $0.87 02/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087387300 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $7.52 02/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087387294 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $2.91 02/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087387302 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $0.93 02/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087387296 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $8.42 02/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087387304 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $2.85 03/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087387298 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $2.31 03/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087387306 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $0.43 03/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087387310 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $6.19 03/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087387312 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $1.07 04/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087387314 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $7.66 04/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087387320 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $0.73 04/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087387316 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $9.28 04/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087387322 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $2.31 04/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087387318 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $2.31 04/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087387324 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $4.52 06/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087387326 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $2.28 06/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087387330 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $1.87 06/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087387328 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $6.97 06/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087387332 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $2.95 07/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087387334 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $6.40 07/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087387338 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $0.86 08/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087387336 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $4.20 08/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087387340 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $1.95 09/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087387342 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $4.75 09/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087387344 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $6.46 09/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087387346 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $6.71 09/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087387348 CMS
Penumbra, Inc. $123.66 01/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1076207366 CMS
ShockWave Medical, Inc $63.09 05/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1152977693 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $17.57 04/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1080607012 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $16.93 04/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1080607132 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $33.79 05/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1080607175 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $18.49 06/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1080607282 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $17.58 07/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1080607425 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $18.77 08/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1080607536 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $16.73 09/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1080607650 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $19.04 10/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1080607789 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $18.49 11/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1080607878 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $13.39 11/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1080607932 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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