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Covered recipient · General Payments record

ALPESH B PATEL

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

NPI
1396969077
CMS profile
199240
Location
PRINCETON, NJ

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$4,251.20

  • Reported across 195 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$1,161.25

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
Food and Beverage $1,161.25 52

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $556.76 17
PY2019 $135.85 3
PY2020 $251.90 8
PY2021 $695.80 48
PY2022 $710.82 42
PY2023 $738.82 25
PY2024 $1,161.25 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
ABIOMED $19.77 04/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142224642 CMS
ABIOMED $38.14 10/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142224769 CMS
ABIOMED $44.73 11/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142224795 CMS
ABIOMED $90.95 12/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142224797 CMS
Amgen Inc. $13.28 08/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111671330 CMS
Amgen Inc. $13.28 08/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111671332 CMS
Amgen Inc. $14.19 10/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111671334 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $55.04 01/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104224419 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $106.84 09/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104235063 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $115.15 10/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1105900614 CMS
Baxter Healthcare $52.14 07/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120648582 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $11.63 01/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117995144 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $15.82 03/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117995156 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $14.57 03/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117995150 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $10.96 04/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117995142 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $16.97 05/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117995160 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $16.95 05/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117995158 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $15.48 07/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117995152 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $13.28 09/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117995148 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $15.52 09/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117995154 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $11.81 10/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117995146 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $10.25 10/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117995140 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $18.68 11/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117995162 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $29.93 08/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092263972 CMS
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. $14.64 11/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1152377207 CMS
MEDICOMP INC $17.96 08/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1067448738 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $11.64 01/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141857384 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $17.06 02/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141664358 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $17.53 03/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141664352 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $12.88 04/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141857374 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $11.33 05/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141664460 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $11.99 06/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141664350 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $10.21 08/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141664356 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $12.07 09/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141857382 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $15.27 10/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141664354 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $17.93 11/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141923953 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $17.75 12/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141923951 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $17.98 01/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087240127 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $29.36 01/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087240131 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $15.07 02/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087240129 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $4.17 02/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087240133 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $9.25 03/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087240135 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $2.88 03/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087240137 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $6.61 04/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087240139 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $15.12 04/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087240141 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $11.72 05/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087240143 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $16.83 06/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087240145 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $14.84 08/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087240147 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $15.72 10/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087240149 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $13.50 03/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097181028 CMS
PFIZER INC. $16.88 07/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131831470 CMS
PFIZER INC. $17.70 09/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131962378 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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