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Covered recipient · General Payments record

LAZARO CHEREM

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine Nephrology

NPI
1245419241
CMS profile
328336
Location
HOUSTON, TX

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$8,606.64

  • Reported across 400 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$1,601.49

77 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 $1,597.20 76
Education $4.29 1

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $236.15 15
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $179.16 8
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $178.08 7
Acerta Pharma LLC $155.16 7
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION $133.54 4
Retrophin, Inc. $114.37 5
Amgen Inc. $112.81 6
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $80.56 4
Lilly USA, LLC $74.49 4
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC $70.12 4
Renalytix AI, Inc. $49.49 2
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. $34.64 1
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $34.64 2
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $30.09 2
Novo Nordisk AS $24.95 1
Abbott Laboratories $24.30 1
CALLIDITAS THERAPEUTICS US INC. $23.36 1
ABBVIE INC. $18.72 1
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. $13.64 1
Daiichi Sankyo Inc. $13.22 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $1,195.71 56
PY2019 $953.01 44
PY2020 $487.77 25
PY2021 $1,122.95 55
PY2022 $1,784.73 85
PY2023 $1,460.98 58
PY2024 $1,601.49 77

Payment records · PY2024 (77)

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 $24.30 07/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1124919157 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $18.72 03/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103456082 CMS
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $17.32 03/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1093888049 CMS
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $17.32 08/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1093918132 CMS
Amgen Inc. $20.05 03/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111548150 CMS
Amgen Inc. $16.65 05/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117222811 CMS
Amgen Inc. $15.33 06/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117222813 CMS
Amgen Inc. $14.00 08/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111548152 CMS
Amgen Inc. $19.50 08/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117222815 CMS
Amgen Inc. $27.28 08/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111548154 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $23.52 01/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104408493 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $18.58 02/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104259127 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $23.84 03/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1105754797 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $18.00 04/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104409477 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $22.43 06/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104202197 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $24.16 08/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1105761752 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $24.63 11/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104760712 CMS
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. $13.64 05/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1150677949 CMS
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $16.79 02/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1134004213 CMS
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $13.30 06/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1134004215 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $4.39 01/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086087997 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $16.38 01/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086266607 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $17.82 02/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086130836 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $3.00 02/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086089631 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $27.54 03/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086184998 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $23.67 04/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086270172 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $25.26 05/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086121376 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $21.13 07/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086180452 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $24.78 07/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086176944 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $9.29 09/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086092989 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $9.60 09/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086086737 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $28.53 11/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086118246 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $1.00 12/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086091781 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $20.73 12/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086261666 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $3.03 12/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086097157 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $25.46 01/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117931353 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $24.99 05/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117931359 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $16.31 07/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117931357 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $13.80 10/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117931355 CMS
CALLIDITAS THERAPEUTICS US INC. $23.36 08/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141521217 CMS
Daiichi Sankyo Inc. $13.22 02/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1089408440 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $17.15 03/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135146748 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $14.66 09/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135122349 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $20.13 11/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135086849 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $22.55 11/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135149030 CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $38.96 02/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145056944 CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $24.95 04/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145056948 CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $24.82 05/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145056952 CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $9.73 07/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145056956 CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $24.72 08/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145056960 CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $23.09 10/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145056964 CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $31.81 11/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145056969 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $33.40 01/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086751363 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $31.92 06/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086751369 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $33.50 09/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086751375 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $34.72 11/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086751381 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $24.95 05/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097108227 CMS
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC $17.22 06/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1112843494 CMS
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC $19.13 08/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1112843496 CMS
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC $14.06 11/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1112843498 CMS
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC $19.71 12/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1112843500 CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $26.06 02/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118874828 CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $20.51 03/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118874830 CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $27.31 05/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118874832 CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $26.38 07/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118874834 CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $22.74 10/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118874836 CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $24.77 10/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118874838 CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $27.10 11/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118874840 CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $4.29 11/12/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118874842 CMS
Renalytix AI, Inc. $20.71 03/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1116758664 CMS
Renalytix AI, Inc. $28.78 08/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1116758666 CMS
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. $34.64 03/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151551091 CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc. $19.50 03/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149876199 CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc. $17.64 06/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149876195 CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc. $23.40 08/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149876203 CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc. $23.81 09/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149876207 CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc. $30.02 12/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149876211 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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