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Covered recipient · General Payments record

MALEK S KARASSI

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

NPI
1447273586
CMS profile
155909
Location
BIRMINGHAM, AL

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$15,352.39

  • Reported across 797 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$1,272.24

60 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 $1,272.24 60

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $3,688.52 149
PY2019 $2,373.36 133
PY2020 $2,504.73 136
PY2021 $2,110.94 116
PY2022 $1,738.15 118
PY2023 $1,664.45 85
PY2024 $1,272.24 60

Payment records · PY2024 (60)

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 $19.36 01/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125069693 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $18.30 02/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125069695 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $19.70 04/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125069697 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $18.03 04/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125069699 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $16.39 06/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125069701 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $16.57 10/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125069703 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $18.99 11/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125069705 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $13.07 03/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104032567 CMS
Antares Pharma, Inc. $21.45 11/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146466232 CMS
Averitas Pharma Inc. $13.57 05/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1133431549 CMS
Averitas Pharma Inc. $121.81 06/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1133431553 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $26.74 03/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086232354 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $18.53 04/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086186178 CMS
BETA BIONICS, INC. $16.57 09/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087882779 CMS
BETA BIONICS, INC. $23.81 11/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087886967 CMS
BETA BIONICS, INC. $24.60 12/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087888189 CMS
BETA BIONICS, INC. $27.77 12/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087889735 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $19.28 01/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118012167 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $17.37 02/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118012163 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $18.82 03/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118012165 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $22.23 07/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118012173 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $20.38 08/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118012169 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $16.30 09/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118012161 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $20.38 11/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118012171 CMS
Corcept Therapeutics $16.32 12/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117751640 CMS
Dexcom, Inc. $14.53 04/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153318396 CMS
IBSA Pharma Inc. $21.94 05/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142984638 CMS
IBSA Pharma Inc. $15.88 12/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142987706 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $19.51 01/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135154406 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $21.41 02/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135103201 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $17.20 06/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135154408 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $18.51 05/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119321325 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $17.78 07/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119321327 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $22.43 08/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119321329 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $24.42 01/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097036251 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $21.54 02/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097438610 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $18.83 04/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097610764 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $18.83 05/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097325255 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $19.95 06/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097831630 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $19.95 06/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097698054 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $8.08 09/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097736014 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $12.47 09/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1096774916 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $14.48 10/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097656529 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $24.42 11/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097215283 CMS
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC $14.96 01/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1139664964 CMS
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC $21.71 02/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1139664976 CMS
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC $17.40 04/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1139665000 CMS
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC $91.14 04/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1139665062 CMS
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC $15.21 05/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1139665002 CMS
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC $11.51 06/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1139665008 CMS
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC $15.13 10/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1139665088 CMS
Tolmar, Inc. $15.40 11/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138715266 CMS
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $7.60 01/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144603750 CMS
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $14.24 01/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144603752 CMS
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $17.22 02/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144603754 CMS
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $15.37 05/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144603756 CMS
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $23.10 08/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144603758 CMS
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $18.96 09/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144603760 CMS
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $16.32 11/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144603764 CMS
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $18.47 11/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144603762 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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