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

JOHN A PILCHER

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Surgery

NPI
1356339550
CMS profile
196992
Location
SAN ANTONIO, TX

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$209,960.74

  • Reported across 384 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$41,459.61

52 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
Education $25,500.00 11
Consulting Fee $13,100.00 12
Travel and Lodging $2,200.55 9
Food and Beverage $659.06 20

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $27,757.53 22
Ethicon Inc. $13,100.00 12
Medtronic, Inc. $182.50 2
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $149.33 3
Novo Nordisk AS $111.11 6
Lilly USA, LLC $70.63 4
Lexington Medical, Inc. $56.44 1
Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC $17.43 1
SHIELD THERAPEUTICS INC $14.64 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $12,517.96 48
PY2019 $18,510.35 52
PY2020 $37,331.81 53
PY2021 $27,940.49 61
PY2022 $18,955.23 54
PY2023 $53,245.29 64
PY2024 $41,459.61 52

Payment records · PY2024 (52)

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
Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC $17.43 02/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1089511910 CMS
Ethicon Inc. $950.00 01/04/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077586976 CMS
Ethicon Inc. $1,050.00 02/07/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077586996 CMS
Ethicon Inc. $1,150.00 03/11/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077586994 CMS
Ethicon Inc. $1,000.00 04/11/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077586984 CMS
Ethicon Inc. $650.00 05/09/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077586978 CMS
Ethicon Inc. $600.00 06/07/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077586990 CMS
Ethicon Inc. $1,100.00 07/12/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077586988 CMS
Ethicon Inc. $1,450.00 08/12/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077586992 CMS
Ethicon Inc. $1,550.00 09/06/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077586982 CMS
Ethicon Inc. $1,200.00 10/08/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077586980 CMS
Ethicon Inc. $1,100.00 11/12/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077586974 CMS
Ethicon Inc. $1,300.00 12/06/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077586986 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $28.98 01/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137191408 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $4,000.00 01/24/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137088820 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $300.00 01/24/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137210169 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $336.59 02/22/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137186795 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $4,000.00 03/08/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137126231 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $300.00 03/08/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137129230 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $384.96 06/01/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137111692 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $19.00 06/01/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137198026 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $163.61 06/07/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137170443 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $4,000.00 06/21/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137205709 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $300.00 06/21/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137270309 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $4,000.00 08/02/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137276154 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $300.00 08/02/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137300433 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $4,000.00 10/16/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137127304 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $683.63 10/18/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137167725 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $19.00 10/18/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137231742 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $94.99 10/22/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137116725 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $337.27 10/24/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137146716 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $28.00 10/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137227675 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $161.50 10/30/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137122085 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $4,000.00 10/30/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137139336 CMS
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. $300.00 10/30/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137283263 CMS
Lexington Medical, Inc. $56.44 10/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1082391891 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $17.51 02/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135028692 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $15.67 03/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135028690 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $18.14 06/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135053128 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $19.31 08/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135028688 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $50.00 11/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119280768 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $132.50 12/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119280766 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $16.51 02/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097250603 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $14.88 03/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097172322 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $19.60 05/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1096914372 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $18.94 07/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097369631 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $18.94 08/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1096641216 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $22.24 11/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1096829628 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $10.39 05/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151110506 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $14.67 08/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151110508 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $124.27 08/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151110510 CMS
SHIELD THERAPEUTICS INC $14.64 07/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1150137593 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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