Official source Data mirrored from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Open Payments · General Payments · as published 2026-06-30 View official record Methodology

Covered recipient · General Payments record

BRUCE C FRIEDMAN

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine

NPI
1417939315
CMS profile
290650
Location
AUGUSTA, GA

General Payments · PY2019–2025

$629,289.11

  • Reported across 649 records
  • CMS publication 2026-06-30

Latest program year · PY2025

$31,627.34

34 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

PY2025 · sorted by reported total

By paying entity

PY2025 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Shionogi Inc $23,256.02 26
BTG INTERNATIONAL, INC. $7,683.14 5
CIPLA USA INC. $533.00 1
Ambu Inc. $129.64 1
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $25.54 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2019 $221,238.96 264
PY2020 $45,895.37 76
PY2021 $88,201.27 74
PY2022 $126,178.74 112
PY2023 $95,103.87 76
PY2024 $21,043.56 13
PY2025 $31,627.34 34

Payment records · PY2025 (34)

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

Program year 2025 201920202021202220232024 Record-level detail is published for PY2025; earlier years are summarised in “By program year”.
Paying entity Amount Date Nature of payment Dispute status Published Record ID Source
Ambu Inc. $129.64 02/23/2025 Food and Beverage Undisputed 06/30/2026 1207244447 CMS
BTG International Inc. $600.00 01/16/2025 Consulting Fee Undisputed 06/30/2026 1245838974 CMS
BTG International Inc. $6,400.00 07/09/2025 Consulting Fee Undisputed 06/30/2026 1245838968 CMS
BTG International Inc. $300.00 08/14/2025 Consulting Fee Undisputed 06/30/2026 1245838970 CMS
BTG International Inc. $300.00 10/16/2025 Consulting Fee Undisputed 06/30/2026 1245838972 CMS
BTG International Inc. $83.14 11/05/2025 Food and Beverage Undisputed 06/30/2026 1245838966 CMS
CIPLA USA INC. $533.00 06/09/2025 Consulting Fee Undisputed 06/30/2026 1254932190 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $25.54 09/18/2025 Food and Beverage Undisputed 06/30/2026 1175353020 CMS
Shionogi Inc $124.99 02/11/2025 Food and Beverage Undisputed 06/30/2026 1250719952 CMS
Shionogi Inc $216.46 02/11/2025 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 06/30/2026 1250719960 CMS
Shionogi Inc $592.47 02/11/2025 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 06/30/2026 1250719994 CMS
Shionogi Inc $245.41 02/11/2025 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 06/30/2026 1250719997 CMS
Shionogi Inc $245.41 02/11/2025 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 06/30/2026 1250720004 CMS
Shionogi Inc $6,075.00 02/19/2025 Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program Undisputed 06/30/2026 1250719944 CMS
Shionogi Inc $120.18 02/24/2025 Food and Beverage Undisputed 06/30/2026 1250719947 CMS
Shionogi Inc $419.97 02/24/2025 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 06/30/2026 1250719976 CMS
Shionogi Inc $203.10 02/24/2025 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 06/30/2026 1250719979 CMS
Shionogi Inc $193.10 02/24/2025 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 06/30/2026 1250719985 CMS
Shionogi Inc $337.50 03/04/2025 Consulting Fee Undisputed 06/30/2026 1250720200 CMS
Shionogi Inc $6,075.00 03/05/2025 Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program Undisputed 06/30/2026 1250719941 CMS
Shionogi Inc $335.20 03/12/2025 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 06/30/2026 1250719956 CMS
Shionogi Inc $35.82 03/12/2025 Food and Beverage Undisputed 06/30/2026 1250719965 CMS
Shionogi Inc $17.84 03/12/2025 Food and Beverage Undisputed 06/30/2026 1250719968 CMS
Shionogi Inc $20.70 03/12/2025 Food and Beverage Undisputed 06/30/2026 1250719972 CMS
Shionogi Inc $20.00 03/12/2025 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 06/30/2026 1250719981 CMS
Shionogi Inc $198.32 03/12/2025 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 06/30/2026 1250719989 CMS
Shionogi Inc $191.62 03/12/2025 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 06/30/2026 1250720000 CMS
Shionogi Inc $20.00 03/12/2025 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 06/30/2026 1250720008 CMS
Shionogi Inc $1,000.00 03/31/2025 Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program Undisputed 06/30/2026 1250720204 CMS
Shionogi Inc $150.08 09/16/2025 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 06/30/2026 1250720176 CMS
Shionogi Inc $97.35 09/16/2025 Food and Beverage Undisputed 06/30/2026 1250720184 CMS
Shionogi Inc $6,075.00 10/08/2025 Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program Undisputed 06/30/2026 1250720172 CMS
Shionogi Inc $31.30 10/08/2025 Food and Beverage Undisputed 06/30/2026 1250720180 CMS
Shionogi Inc $214.20 10/08/2025 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 06/30/2026 1250720188 CMS

Source & provenance

Dataset
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
Publisher of source data
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS publication date
2026-06-30
Program years on this page
2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2019 , PY2020 , PY2021 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024 , PY2025
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2025_P06302026_06032026.csv

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