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

VERNON K SONDAK

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Surgery

NPI
1285640821
CMS profile
149388
Location
TAMPA, FL

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$226,464.68

  • Reported across 258 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$40,623.86

37 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.

By nature of payment

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Consulting Fee $27,217.00 7
Travel and Lodging $12,682.89 16
Food and Beverage $723.97 14

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation $37,750.04 28
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $1,902.00 1
Elucent Medical $680.81 2
BAXTER HEALTHCARE $209.60 5
Solventum Corporation $81.41 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $36,859.54 64
PY2019 $45,672.16 66
PY2020 $17,302.09 12
PY2021 $7,766.59 8
PY2022 $35,424.40 31
PY2023 $42,816.04 40
PY2024 $40,623.86 37

Payment records · PY2024 (37)

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
Baxter Healthcare $9.35 03/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120588500 CMS
Baxter Healthcare $5.54 04/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120588504 CMS
Baxter Healthcare $40.75 06/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120588511 CMS
Baxter Healthcare $3.96 07/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120588508 CMS
Baxter Healthcare $150.00 09/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120588515 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $1,902.00 09/05/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101613434 CMS
Elucent Medical $515.95 11/15/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1082471051 CMS
Elucent Medical $164.86 11/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1082471055 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $150.00 05/22/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141779155 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $7,320.00 05/22/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141779171 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $30.00 06/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141662249 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $174.98 06/04/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141662385 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $115.29 06/04/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141858862 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $169.16 06/04/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141859300 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $150.00 06/19/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141779161 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $2,135.00 06/19/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141779165 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $270.15 06/24/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141662253 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $65.10 06/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141662243 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $140.34 06/25/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141662387 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $324.40 06/25/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141856958 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $270.15 06/26/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141662251 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $51.06 06/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141662255 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $16.27 06/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141859210 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $9,261.50 06/26/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141859212 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $7,320.00 07/10/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141779169 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $150.00 07/10/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141779173 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $610.00 08/14/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141779159 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $240.03 10/08/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141662389 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $300.47 10/08/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141662391 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $23.01 10/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141662241 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $34.94 10/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141662245 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $47.72 10/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141662247 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $300.47 10/09/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141662257 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $150.00 10/21/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141779157 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $5,795.00 10/21/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141779167 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $2,135.00 11/18/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141779163 CMS
Solventum Corporation $81.41 10/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144096268 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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