Covered recipient · General Payments record

RONALD J ESTES

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

NPI: 1366487449
CMS profile: 16762
Location: KNOXVILLE, TN

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$13,192.61

Reported across 617 records
CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$1,750.10

71 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 payment	Amount	Records
Food and Beverage	$1,750.10	71

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entity	Amount	Records
Acerta Pharma LLC	$435.06	12
GENZYME CORPORATION	$231.26	10
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$212.78	13
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.	$184.58	5
Amgen Inc.	$104.58	7
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.	$96.67	3
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.	$85.83	3
Grifols USA, LLC	$84.47	4
United Therapeutics Corporation	$76.50	3
Mylan Specialty L.P.	$58.28	3
PFIZER INC.	$41.92	2
BAXTER HEALTHCARE	$38.80	2
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$29.53	1
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.	$27.77	1
OptiNose US, Inc.	$27.72	1
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$14.35	1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program year	Amount	Records
PY2018	$1,846.69	108
PY2019	$3,106.40	130
PY2020	$741.19	50
PY2021	$1,081.46	64
PY2022	$2,160.48	104
PY2023	$2,506.29	90
PY2024	$1,750.10	71

Payment records · PY2024 (71)

Sorted by paying entity, then date · as published by CMS

Program year 2024 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 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
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.	$39.62	02/08/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1078913761	CMS
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.	$33.43	09/25/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1078913869	CMS
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.	$23.62	10/03/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1078913729	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$24.67	02/14/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1115607307	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$5.81	03/25/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1115607314	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$11.65	05/29/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1115607331	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$17.20	07/25/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1115607342	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$11.83	09/04/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1115607351	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$13.01	10/23/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1115607359	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$20.41	11/07/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1117549765	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$19.33	01/04/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1104484396	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$16.51	02/20/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1104316144	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$19.07	06/06/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1104374753	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$19.61	07/03/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105815643	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$14.41	08/15/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105802727	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$20.57	09/04/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1104499544	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$23.62	09/05/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1104410209	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$124.99	09/18/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105875427	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$19.57	10/31/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1104276643	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$18.42	11/06/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1104208429	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$115.59	11/11/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105523905	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$23.37	11/19/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1104509744	CMS
Baxter Healthcare	$23.46	04/30/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1120662983	CMS
Baxter Healthcare	$15.34	08/28/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1120662981	CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$14.35	03/26/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1117981330	CMS
GENZYME CORPORATION	$23.11	02/16/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1139939841	CMS
GENZYME CORPORATION	$24.00	02/27/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1139939843	CMS
GENZYME CORPORATION	$25.43	03/15/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1139939903	CMS
GENZYME CORPORATION	$22.40	03/29/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1139939857	CMS
GENZYME CORPORATION	$28.16	04/19/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1139939863	CMS
GENZYME CORPORATION	$22.97	05/30/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1139939873	CMS
GENZYME CORPORATION	$22.86	06/14/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1139939881	CMS
GENZYME CORPORATION	$37.03	06/18/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1139939885	CMS
GENZYME CORPORATION	$12.32	10/17/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1139939945	CMS
GENZYME CORPORATION	$12.98	10/23/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1139939943	CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$14.67	02/20/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1116549995	CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$15.66	03/08/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1116471825	CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$23.77	03/28/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1116233484	CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$3.61	03/29/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1116636480	CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$16.28	04/22/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1116548107	CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$25.55	04/26/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1116311009	CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$21.33	05/23/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1116460717	CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$15.55	07/03/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1116643330	CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$13.04	07/26/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1116689875	CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$13.52	09/19/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1115946130	CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$15.98	09/23/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1116399900	CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$23.69	10/22/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1116721143	CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$10.13	11/26/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1116711729	CMS
Grifols USA, LLC	$25.08	04/17/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1124747137	CMS
Grifols USA, LLC	$22.11	08/17/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1124747135	CMS
Grifols USA, LLC	$19.57	12/04/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1124747141	CMS
Grifols USA, LLC	$17.71	12/09/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1124747139	CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.	$27.77	03/05/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1145069352	CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$29.53	11/05/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1141807103	CMS
Mylan Specialty L.P.	$23.39	03/13/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1147337198	CMS
Mylan Specialty L.P.	$14.37	04/24/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1147348107	CMS
Mylan Specialty L.P.	$20.52	05/29/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1147376392	CMS
Optinose US, Inc.	$27.72	05/22/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1142192477	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$18.30	02/09/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131828572	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$23.62	04/05/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131828438	CMS
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.	$14.34	01/12/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1114044519	CMS
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.	$98.48	04/25/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1114044521	CMS
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.	$24.15	05/24/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1114044523	CMS
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.	$27.36	08/23/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1114044525	CMS
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.	$20.25	08/29/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1114044527	CMS
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.	$25.90	02/06/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1137541845	CMS
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.	$30.15	04/01/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1137541849	CMS
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.	$29.78	04/18/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1137541853	CMS
United Therapeutics Corporation	$26.28	04/04/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1149467062	CMS
United Therapeutics Corporation	$18.52	04/24/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1149453902	CMS
United Therapeutics Corporation	$31.70	09/24/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1149472300	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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