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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

VINCENT W KAU

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine

NPI
1417905316
CMS profile
18465
Location
HOUSTON, TX

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$8,892.84

  • Reported across 565 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$1,292.06

66 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: Internal Medicine TX All categories

By nature of payment

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Food and Beverage $1,292.06 66

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Novo Nordisk AS $179.10 11
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $176.86 11
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $167.12 12
Acerta Pharma LLC $145.29 6
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION $141.64 2
DEXCOM, INC. $109.26 4
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. $85.46 4
Lilly USA, LLC $80.44 4
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $45.80 2
Amgen Inc. $33.48 2
PFIZER INC. $31.52 2
Exact Sciences Corporation $31.24 2
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation $31.20 2
OptiNose US, Inc. $20.03 1
Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC $13.62 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $1,531.19 87
PY2019 $877.43 64
PY2020 $1,062.47 64
PY2021 $1,358.51 70
PY2022 $1,461.89 96
PY2023 $1,309.29 118
PY2024 $1,292.06 66

Payment records · PY2024 (66)

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
Amgen Inc. $18.95 02/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1115793201 CMS
Amgen Inc. $14.53 03/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1115793210 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $16.45 01/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1105793278 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $62.67 01/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1105651824 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $14.97 07/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1105498374 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $13.70 09/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104268011 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $17.48 10/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1105438463 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $20.02 12/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1105514975 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $16.55 01/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086254454 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $9.30 02/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086088199 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $17.00 03/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086242280 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $17.58 04/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086226316 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $17.44 06/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086193350 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $20.92 07/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086243762 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $5.26 07/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086092315 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $19.04 09/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086177148 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $16.61 10/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086230228 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $17.60 11/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086212965 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $19.56 12/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086150377 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $15.48 01/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118001673 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $22.47 02/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118001677 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $6.18 02/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118001659 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $25.09 03/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118001679 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $13.31 05/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118001669 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $12.51 06/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118001665 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $13.85 07/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118001671 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $4.92 07/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118001657 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $19.52 08/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118001675 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $12.51 10/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118001667 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $11.59 11/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118001663 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $9.69 12/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118001661 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $54.69 02/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092623356 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $86.95 02/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092623358 CMS
Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC $13.62 12/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1089516540 CMS
Dexcom, Inc. $29.72 02/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153343111 CMS
Dexcom, Inc. $26.31 04/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153343113 CMS
Dexcom, Inc. $25.68 06/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153343115 CMS
Dexcom, Inc. $27.55 10/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153343117 CMS
Exact Sciences Corporation $16.65 02/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1114728472 CMS
Exact Sciences Corporation $14.59 11/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1114728477 CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $22.90 09/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1116541472 CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $22.90 12/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1116640804 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $23.12 07/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135498740 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $20.16 09/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135440675 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $16.02 10/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135474300 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $21.14 12/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135474298 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $16.45 08/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141846129 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $14.75 10/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141621150 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $17.04 01/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097608730 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $17.92 01/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1096947826 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $16.83 02/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1096848246 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $18.75 02/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1096679726 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $15.83 03/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097663903 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $3.32 04/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1096668017 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $15.87 04/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1096959889 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $13.93 06/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097239761 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $17.22 08/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097485718 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $17.72 08/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097226906 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $24.67 09/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097132369 CMS
Optinose US, Inc. $20.03 10/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142182716 CMS
PFIZER INC. $16.33 10/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132127887 CMS
PFIZER INC. $15.19 12/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131055959 CMS
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. $24.95 07/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1148872521 CMS
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. $15.98 08/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1148872523 CMS
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. $23.58 10/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1148872525 CMS
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. $20.95 12/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1148872527 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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