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Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine|Cardiovascular Disease BOSTON, MA NPI 1316918337
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General Payments — all program years on this page
$17,518.87
- Category: General Payments
- Program years: PY2019
- Record count: 16
- As of (CMS publication): 2026-01-23
Latest program year (PY2019): $17,518.87 across 16 records · disputed records: 0
Financial relationships do not necessarily indicate an improper relationship; the data is open to interpretation.
How this figure is 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
Latest program year (PY2019) · sorted by reported total.
| Nature of payment | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $15,050.00 | 2 |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,822.12 | 8 |
| Food and Beverage | $646.75 | 6 |
By paying entity
Latest program year (PY2019) · sorted by reported total.
| Paying entity | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Acorda Therapeutics, Inc | $9,812.98 | 7 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | $7,705.89 | 9 |
By program year
| Program year | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $17,518.87 | 16 |
Records — PY2019 (16)
Provenance & corrections
- Dataset: CMS Open Payments — General Payments
- Source: CMS Open Payments dataset (bulk file)
- Publisher of source data: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Generated from: OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2019_P01232026_01102026.csv
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