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

BEN J BARNETT

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

NPI
1457379687
CMS profile
338791
Location
HOUSTON, TX

General Payments · PY2019–2025

$424,083.64

  • Reported across 563 records
  • CMS publication 2026-06-30

Latest program year · PY2025

$27,970.14

38 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
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $27,943.92 37
ViiV Healthcare Company $26.22 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2019 $115,832.40 178
PY2020 $50,197.13 45
PY2021 $47,764.18 51
PY2022 $62,701.95 83
PY2023 $64,041.94 90
PY2024 $55,575.90 78
PY2025 $27,970.14 38

Payment records · PY2025 (38)

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
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $495.00 01/29/2025 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 06/30/2026 1234360183 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $150.00 02/19/2025 Food and Beverage Undisputed 06/30/2026 1234375022 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $2,570.00 02/21/2025 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 06/30/2026 1234356180 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $235.20 02/24/2025 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 06/30/2026 1234369518 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $116.15 03/25/2025 Food and Beverage Undisputed 06/30/2026 1234393538 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $54.60 03/27/2025 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 06/30/2026 1234372433 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $1,980.00 04/01/2025 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 06/30/2026 1234357292 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $495.00 04/01/2025 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 06/30/2026 1234360185 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $1,390.00 04/02/2025 Consulting Fee Undisputed 06/30/2026 1234352406 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $413.96 04/03/2025 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 06/30/2026 1234366505 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $255.00 04/03/2025 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 06/30/2026 1234369002 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $330.43 04/04/2025 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 06/30/2026 1234367608 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $59.35 04/04/2025 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 06/30/2026 1234372215 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $49.78 04/04/2025 Food and Beverage Undisputed 06/30/2026 1234414178 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $2,260.00 04/21/2025 Consulting Fee Undisputed 06/30/2026 1234351744 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $4,210.00 04/21/2025 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 06/30/2026 1234354085 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $56.00 05/14/2025 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 06/30/2026 1234372373 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $13.98 05/14/2025 Food and Beverage Undisputed 06/30/2026 1234577543 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $20.31 05/20/2025 Food and Beverage Undisputed 06/30/2026 1234525137 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $1,980.00 05/21/2025 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 06/30/2026 1234357294 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $1,980.00 06/03/2025 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 06/30/2026 1234357296 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $25.20 06/27/2025 Food and Beverage Undisputed 06/30/2026 1234472580 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $107.79 08/26/2025 Food and Beverage Undisputed 06/30/2026 1234399096 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $1,980.00 08/28/2025 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 06/30/2026 1234357298 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $53.20 09/03/2025 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 06/30/2026 1234372471 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $432.91 09/17/2025 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 06/30/2026 1234366385 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $353.83 10/14/2025 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 06/30/2026 1234366988 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $121.20 10/14/2025 Food and Beverage Undisputed 06/30/2026 1234389822 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $20.37 10/14/2025 Food and Beverage Undisputed 06/30/2026 1234524509 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $1,386.00 10/16/2025 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 06/30/2026 1234358733 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $3,360.00 10/17/2025 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 06/30/2026 1234355120 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $400.00 10/17/2025 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 06/30/2026 1234360489 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $92.00 10/23/2025 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 06/30/2026 1234371333 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $47.99 10/23/2025 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 06/30/2026 1234372613 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $39.20 10/23/2025 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 06/30/2026 1234373083 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $9.47 10/23/2025 Food and Beverage Undisputed 06/30/2026 1234587920 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $400.00 11/20/2025 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 06/30/2026 1234360491 CMS
ViiV Healthcare Company $26.22 10/02/2025 Food and Beverage Undisputed 06/30/2026 1189534916 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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