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

CRAIG KESSLER

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine Hematology & Oncology

NPI
1356340517
CMS profile
242513
Location
WASHINGTON, DC

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$497,948.71

  • Reported across 353 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$63,977.04

41 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

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Octapharma USA, Inc. $34,375.70 9
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $13,318.37 13
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $9,616.47 11
PFIZER INC. $3,750.00 1
Diagnostica Stago, Inc $2,641.04 2
GENZYME CORPORATION $133.99 2
Genentech USA, Inc. $82.75 1
HEMA Biologics, LLC $38.36 1
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC $20.36 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $86,144.44 59
PY2019 $99,319.47 86
PY2020 $56,837.81 22
PY2021 $69,189.95 46
PY2022 $50,918.61 40
PY2023 $71,561.39 59
PY2024 $63,977.04 41

Payment records · PY2024 (41)

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
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $285.10 05/31/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086078326 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $195.62 05/31/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086078376 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $28.89 05/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086147703 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $114.75 05/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086260762 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $655.85 06/01/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086078328 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $195.62 06/01/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086078356 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $31.62 06/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086146425 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $46.11 06/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086172004 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $11,360.00 06/01/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086260754 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $41.21 06/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086260760 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $60.75 06/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086260764 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $74.25 06/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086269896 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $228.60 06/02/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086078360 CMS
Diagnostica Stago, Inc $641.04 05/17/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1075872653 CMS
Diagnostica Stago, Inc $2,000.00 05/24/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1075869881 CMS
Genentech USA, Inc. $82.75 04/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132992257 CMS
GENZYME CORPORATION $13.66 11/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1139825570 CMS
GENZYME CORPORATION $120.33 11/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1139825592 CMS
HEMA Biologics, LLC $38.36 12/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1152821019 CMS
Octapharma USA, Inc. $2,136.00 04/24/2024 Honoraria Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142315994 CMS
Octapharma USA, Inc. $8,209.00 04/24/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142315996 CMS
Octapharma USA, Inc. $1,348.00 04/24/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142315998 CMS
Octapharma USA, Inc. $2,680.00 06/26/2024 Honoraria Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142316000 CMS
Octapharma USA, Inc. $7,669.00 06/26/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142316002 CMS
Octapharma USA, Inc. $916.02 06/26/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142316004 CMS
Octapharma USA, Inc. $2,217.00 09/08/2024 Honoraria Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142316006 CMS
Octapharma USA, Inc. $8,239.00 09/08/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142316008 CMS
Octapharma USA, Inc. $961.68 09/08/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142316010 CMS
PFIZER INC. $3,750.00 01/24/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131586404 CMS
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $440.50 04/12/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1114400909 CMS
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $881.00 04/12/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1114400911 CMS
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $1,762.00 04/12/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1114400913 CMS
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $440.50 04/12/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1114400915 CMS
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $881.00 04/12/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1114400917 CMS
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $881.00 04/12/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1114400919 CMS
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $2,643.00 04/12/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1114400921 CMS
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $155.38 06/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1114400923 CMS
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $927.00 06/24/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1114400925 CMS
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $463.50 06/24/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1114400927 CMS
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $141.59 12/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1114400929 CMS
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC $20.36 10/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1139825596 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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