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Covered recipient · General Payments record

MICHAEL S GERSCH

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine Nephrology

NPI
1326068867
CMS profile
286601
Location
HOT SPRINGS, AR

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$9,444.25

  • Reported across 241 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$3,091.97

61 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 AR All categories

By nature of payment

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Food and Beverage $1,728.32 48
Travel and Lodging $1,304.44 7
Education $59.21 6

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Mozarc Medical US LLC $1,497.85 10
Medtronic, Inc. $654.37 12
Retrophin, Inc. $397.42 13
Ardelyx, Inc. $163.13 6
Amgen Inc. $97.97 5
Acerta Pharma LLC $70.05 4
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $44.81 3
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. $42.47 2
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $38.43 2
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION $33.83 2
Ethicon US, LLC $28.88 1
Novo Nordisk AS $22.76 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $451.82 16
PY2019 $344.76 19
PY2020 $475.79 18
PY2021 $1,386.44 36
PY2022 $1,094.54 36
PY2023 $2,598.93 55
PY2024 $3,091.97 61

Payment records · PY2024 (61)

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
Amgen Inc. $20.78 06/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1115655623 CMS
Amgen Inc. $13.65 10/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1115655631 CMS
Amgen Inc. $19.50 11/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1115655639 CMS
Amgen Inc. $21.14 11/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1115655647 CMS
Amgen Inc. $22.90 12/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1115655656 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $25.50 01/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146681829 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $31.14 04/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146681831 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $25.80 06/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146681833 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $28.33 07/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146681835 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $26.04 08/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146681837 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $26.32 10/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146681839 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $18.01 02/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1105655278 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $21.79 02/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1105466009 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $16.21 06/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104560392 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $14.04 10/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104536089 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $13.75 02/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086212173 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $14.07 09/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086256034 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $16.99 12/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086255716 CMS
Ethicon US, LLC $28.88 11/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077622926 CMS
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. $19.68 03/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154195602 CMS
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. $22.79 08/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154195604 CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $16.97 02/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145075266 CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $21.46 10/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145075270 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $35.83 01/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119265300 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $125.17 01/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119265304 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $31.56 01/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119265302 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $25.61 02/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119265308 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $168.25 02/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119265310 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $16.42 03/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119265306 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $13.51 04/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119265312 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $67.30 06/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119265314 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $104.79 08/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119265320 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $50.96 09/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119265316 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $5.88 09/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119265318 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $9.09 10/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119265322 CMS
Mozarc Medical US LLC $436.89 03/17/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141013144 CMS
Mozarc Medical US LLC $282.60 03/17/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141013146 CMS
Mozarc Medical US LLC $120.45 04/12/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141013148 CMS
Mozarc Medical US LLC $64.69 04/15/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141013150 CMS
Mozarc Medical US LLC $29.03 04/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141013152 CMS
Mozarc Medical US LLC $24.46 04/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141013154 CMS
Mozarc Medical US LLC $132.28 04/17/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141013156 CMS
Mozarc Medical US LLC $139.92 04/17/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141013158 CMS
Mozarc Medical US LLC $127.61 04/17/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141013160 CMS
Mozarc Medical US LLC $139.92 04/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141013162 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $16.03 02/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086934551 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $17.80 08/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086934561 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $22.76 05/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1096885147 CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc. $16.89 02/01/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149895085 CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc. $22.83 02/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149895105 CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc. $3.08 03/19/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149895069 CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc. $16.89 03/19/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149895089 CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc. $3.08 04/23/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149895073 CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc. $16.89 04/23/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149895093 CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc. $2.38 06/26/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149895065 CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc. $17.99 06/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149895101 CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc. $17.87 07/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149895097 CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc. $148.40 08/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149895113 CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc. $16.77 09/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149895081 CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc. $15.07 10/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149895077 CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc. $99.28 10/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149895109 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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