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Covered recipient · General Payments record

JAMES L BRUTON

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine Nephrology

NPI
1245228055
CMS profile
282947
Location
FORT SMITH, AR

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General Payments · PY2019–2025

  • CMS publication 2026-06-30

Latest program year · PY2025

$1,339.19

62 records · 0 disputed

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By nature of payment

PY2025 · sorted by reported total

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Food and Beverage $1,339.19 62

By paying entity

PY2025 · sorted by reported total

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2019 $620.52 36
PY2020 $52.96 3
PY2021 $132.82 3
PY2022 $496.01 26
PY2023 $1,068.02 53
PY2024 $1,233.84 57
PY2025 $1,339.19 62

Payment records · PY2025 (62)

Ordering applied by this site (date, newest first, then paying entity) · record values are shown as CMS published them

Program year 2025 201920202021202220232024 Record-level detail is published for PY2025; earlier years are summarised in “By program year”.
Paying entity Amount Date Nature of payment Dispute status Published Record ID Source
Amgen Inc. $19.62 12/17/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1228265297 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $15.56 12/09/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1207167289 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $28.06 12/02/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1200018065 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $14.00 11/25/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1206779393 CMS
Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. $21.26 11/24/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1234993013 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $20.54 11/20/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1225478943 CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc. $38.77 11/19/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1244402802 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $16.14 11/18/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1188379483 CMS
Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc $17.14 11/14/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1237053134 CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $20.68 11/04/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1190852319 CMS
Amgen Inc. $20.16 10/27/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1228265299 CMS
Amgen Inc. $22.33 10/21/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1228265295 CMS
Amgen Inc. $21.33 10/21/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1228265301 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $23.15 10/21/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1188523198 CMS
Vantive US Healthcare LLC $24.33 10/16/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1181894093 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $17.61 10/15/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1207094456 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $24.50 10/13/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1200018053 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $23.04 09/24/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1188510314 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $13.91 09/23/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1222967433 CMS
Amgen Inc. $19.29 09/17/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1228265309 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $14.31 09/08/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1222967429 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $28.54 09/04/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1247837510 CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc. $1.59 09/03/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1244402792 CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc. $22.76 09/03/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1244402794 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $16.56 08/27/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1222967431 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $15.62 08/21/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1206593023 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $25.24 08/19/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1188227990 CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $14.99 08/12/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1191022809 CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc. $29.38 08/06/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1244402796 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $19.55 08/04/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1200158642 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $14.14 07/31/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1222967427 CMS
Amgen Inc. $18.73 07/28/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1228265303 CMS
Amgen Inc. $20.95 07/22/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1228265307 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $14.98 07/14/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1222967425 CMS
SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC. $14.54 07/07/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1228191157 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $24.65 07/02/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1200158640 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $30.00 06/26/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1247837508 CMS
AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC $28.97 06/25/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1241813749 CMS
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $28.74 06/24/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1248600614 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $22.85 06/23/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1188418062 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $20.31 06/02/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1200158638 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $15.87 05/27/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1225478941 CMS
NxStage Medical, Inc. $16.29 05/15/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1241207694 CMS
Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. $32.71 05/12/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1234993011 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $19.89 05/07/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1222967423 CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc. $36.81 05/06/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1244402800 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $23.49 05/05/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1200158636 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $21.85 04/23/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1189162088 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $13.90 04/22/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1222967421 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $33.10 04/14/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1200158634 CMS
Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. $18.66 04/07/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1234993009 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $18.64 03/26/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1225478939 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $17.90 03/24/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1206786888 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $34.73 03/04/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1200158632 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $14.48 02/25/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1206567462 CMS
Amgen Inc. $16.32 02/10/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1228265293 CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc. $31.99 02/05/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1244402798 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $34.73 02/04/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1200158630 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $30.09 02/03/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1247837506 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $14.97 01/17/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1206158516 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $19.90 01/16/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1189127412 CMS
Amgen Inc. $24.05 01/14/2025 Food and Beverage No dispute reported 06/30/2026 1228265305 CMS

Source & provenance

Dataset
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
Publisher of source data
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS publication date
2026-06-30
Program years on this page
2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2019 , PY2020 , PY2021 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024 , PY2025
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2025_P06302026_06032026.csv

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Cite this record.

Plain
JAMES L BRUTON, NPI 1245228055. IndustryPayments, data edition 2026-07-26T04:22:22Z. https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1245228055.
APA 7
IndustryPayments. (2026). JAMES L BRUTON, NPI 1245228055 (Data edition 2026-07-26T04:22:22Z) [Data set]. https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1245228055
Bluebook
JAMES L BRUTON, NPI 1245228055, IndustryPayments (data edition 2026-07-26T04:22:22Z), https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1245228055.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Open Payments.