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Covered recipient · General Payments record

SARA G KARAM

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

NPI
1386850774
CMS profile
335648
Location
NEPTUNE, NJ

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$4,813.97

  • Reported across 279 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$765.46

59 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: Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology NJ All categories

By nature of payment

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Food and Beverage $765.46 59

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION $196.99 26
Abbott Laboratories $104.89 5
Novo Nordisk AS $78.41 5
PFIZER INC. $64.39 4
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $61.13 4
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $48.83 3
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. $45.80 3
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION $39.91 2
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation $31.01 2
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $29.42 1
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. $20.84 1
AngioDynamics, Inc. $15.71 1
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. $14.55 1
Acerta Pharma LLC $13.58 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $761.50 27
PY2019 $738.71 25
PY2020 $357.23 24
PY2021 $705.05 49
PY2022 $669.04 37
PY2023 $816.98 58
PY2024 $765.46 59

Payment records · PY2024 (59)

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
Abbott Laboratories $24.87 01/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125041486 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $18.03 02/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125041488 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $23.14 04/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125041490 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $14.00 05/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125041492 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $24.85 09/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125041494 CMS
AngioDynamics, Inc. $15.71 09/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095080639 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $13.58 02/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1105564772 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $16.42 03/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117990814 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $16.24 05/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117990812 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $16.17 09/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117990810 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $20.42 07/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092258687 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $19.49 10/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092258685 CMS
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. $20.84 10/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143856849 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $16.67 04/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101295523 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $14.36 06/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101295537 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $15.22 10/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101295559 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $14.88 12/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101295565 CMS
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. $15.49 02/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1129440940 CMS
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. $14.98 05/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1129440942 CMS
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. $15.33 11/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1129440944 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $29.42 01/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078093168 CMS
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. $14.55 06/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1152380998 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $16.99 03/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141937495 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $14.02 03/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141746955 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $2.07 01/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087024864 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $2.85 01/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087024844 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $2.99 01/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087024846 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $16.50 01/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087024842 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $2.73 02/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087024854 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $1.38 03/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087024856 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $21.14 03/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087024858 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $1.13 04/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087024860 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $2.94 05/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087024870 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $11.63 06/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087024888 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $2.56 06/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087024890 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $0.52 07/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087024894 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $12.83 07/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087024896 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $3.90 08/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087024892 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $16.25 08/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087024900 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $2.87 09/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087024912 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $4.37 09/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087024914 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $18.65 09/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087024908 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $8.10 09/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087024910 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $1.70 11/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087024930 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $3.47 11/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087024932 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $3.60 11/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087024936 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $9.65 11/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087024946 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $24.28 11/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087024948 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $3.86 12/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087024950 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $15.02 12/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087024952 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $16.31 03/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1096909913 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $15.60 04/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097596824 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $15.09 04/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097558573 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $15.84 05/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097254205 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $15.57 08/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1096697493 CMS
PFIZER INC. $14.10 05/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131726729 CMS
PFIZER INC. $16.19 08/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131882374 CMS
PFIZER INC. $16.84 10/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132120304 CMS
PFIZER INC. $17.26 11/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131154361 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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