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Covered recipient · General Payments record

BENJAMIN D ERNST

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Family Medicine

NPI: 1477635761
CMS profile: 718846
Location: ST AUGUSTINE, FL

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General Payments · PY2019–2025

CMS publication 2026-06-30

Latest program year · PY2025

$2,177.85

115 records · 0 disputed

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By nature of payment

PY2025 · sorted by reported total

Nature of payment	Amount	Records
Food and Beverage	$2,177.85	115

By paying entity

PY2025 · sorted by reported total

Paying entity	Amount	Records
Novo Nordisk AS	$319.34	19
PFIZER INC.	$200.89	10
Lilly USA, LLC	$190.71	11
ABBVIE INC.	$176.63	13
Acerta Pharma LLC	$138.87	7
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$134.12	6
Amgen Inc.	$133.90	8
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.	$118.63	4
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$114.01	6
Exact Sciences Corporation	$85.79	5
Abbott Laboratories	$80.53	4
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.	$63.00	4
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$61.19	3
SHIELD THERAPEUTICS INC	$60.92	1
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.	$49.09	2
Biogen, Inc.	$46.64	2
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$28.12	1
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY	$27.36	1
Dynavax Technologies Corporation	$26.58	1
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION	$20.34	1
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$20.14	1
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$17.35	1
Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC	$16.45	1
Cranial Technologies, Inc	$15.91	1
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$15.87	1
Ascensia Diabetes Care US Inc.	$15.47	1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program year	Amount	Records
PY2019	$431.66	26
PY2020	$553.00	31
PY2021	$1,358.99	75
PY2022	$1,106.22	79
PY2023	$1,629.94	94
PY2024	$1,959.15	106
PY2025	$2,177.85	115

Payment records · PY2025 (115)

Ordering applied by this site (date, newest first, then paying entity) · record values are shown as CMS published them

Program year 2025 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 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
Abbott Laboratories	$18.21	12/18/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1241004388	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$23.92	12/02/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188866335	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$19.70	12/01/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1229576642	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$27.73	11/20/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1229319790	CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$14.49	11/19/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1222834740	CMS
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.	$17.62	11/17/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1176644759	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$19.48	11/14/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1207295237	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$10.49	11/13/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1201822795	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$16.12	11/10/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1228386445	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$13.80	11/07/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188463827	CMS
Cranial Technologies, Inc	$15.91	10/30/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1246315940	CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation	$20.34	10/20/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1181228748	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$31.09	10/16/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188301784	CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$15.87	10/14/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1227324121	CMS
Exact Sciences Corporation	$13.75	10/12/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1235421719	CMS
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.	$24.86	10/08/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1197033413	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$31.96	10/07/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1186525889	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$5.96	10/07/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188948320	CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$20.37	10/02/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1222834750	CMS
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.	$17.62	10/01/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1176644755	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$16.25	09/30/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1228386453	CMS
Biogen, Inc.	$19.93	09/24/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1208458105	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$6.17	09/23/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188921775	CMS
Becton, Dickinson and Company	$27.36	09/19/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1232250892	CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$21.34	09/18/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1190995000	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$18.62	09/17/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1207269936	CMS
Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC	$16.45	09/11/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1242701474	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$11.50	09/09/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1201822793	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$23.93	09/08/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1189010659	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$25.74	09/05/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1186528077	CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$23.18	09/03/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1190760242	CMS
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.	$29.70	08/27/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1235512407	CMS
Exact Sciences Corporation	$13.92	08/26/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1235421715	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$5.46	08/26/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188882131	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$18.91	08/21/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1229098246	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$14.17	08/20/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1186474781	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$15.40	08/19/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1228386447	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$19.43	08/18/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188317927	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$19.62	08/11/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1206524526	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$19.80	07/30/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1186525891	CMS
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.	$13.88	07/28/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1176644753	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$16.58	07/22/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1229013945	CMS
Abbott Laboratories	$24.38	07/21/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1240958160	CMS
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.	$24.23	07/17/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1197086385	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$17.50	07/14/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1228386459	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$14.36	07/11/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188247199	CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$18.13	07/10/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1222834738	CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$23.58	07/09/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1190920524	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$7.32	07/08/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188407032	CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$22.37	07/02/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1222834748	CMS
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$18.57	07/02/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1233394306	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$17.47	06/25/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1228386457	CMS
Exact Sciences Corporation	$20.19	06/23/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1235421711	CMS
Abbott Laboratories	$24.37	06/19/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1240947883	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$18.14	06/17/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1186525887	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$16.04	06/17/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1228921933	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$20.34	06/13/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1206940075	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$24.75	06/12/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188451397	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$20.32	06/11/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1228964965	CMS
Dynavax Technologies Corporation	$26.58	06/09/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1182976101	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$6.31	06/03/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1186485437	CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$20.14	06/02/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1238127057	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$3.61	05/30/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1201822791	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$15.14	05/29/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1228386451	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$24.73	05/28/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188298947	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$8.95	05/13/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1201822789	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$14.53	05/08/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188428228	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$11.17	05/07/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1186528071	CMS
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.	$13.88	05/01/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1176644747	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$20.08	04/29/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188913417	CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$19.34	04/28/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1190461858	CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$17.35	04/28/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1231816743	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$16.25	04/24/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1201822787	CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$22.13	04/23/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1222834746	CMS
Abbott Laboratories	$13.57	04/22/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1240925977	CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$28.12	04/21/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1174366250	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$11.84	04/18/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1186485435	CMS
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$19.02	04/17/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1233394272	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$15.25	04/10/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1206507211	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$18.44	04/09/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1201822785	CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$23.71	04/08/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1191335099	CMS
Exact Sciences Corporation	$22.93	04/07/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1235421707	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$26.74	04/02/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188915673	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$17.48	04/01/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1186528551	CMS
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.	$29.54	03/28/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1235687167	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$16.43	03/24/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1228386449	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$5.45	03/22/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1201822783	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$20.52	03/10/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1229665702	CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$22.97	03/07/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1191625546	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$7.15	03/07/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188513115	CMS
Ascensia Diabetes Care Us Inc.	$15.47	03/06/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1225129071	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$7.59	02/28/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1201822781	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$17.37	02/25/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188359504	CMS
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.	$33.27	02/24/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1235371913	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$17.25	02/19/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1186528075	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$21.28	02/18/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1231457423	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$33.68	02/17/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1201822779	CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$16.52	02/13/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1222834736	CMS
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$23.60	02/12/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1233394248	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$20.05	02/10/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188538578	CMS
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.	$26.12	02/06/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1235363552	CMS
Biogen, Inc.	$26.71	02/05/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1208369511	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$20.52	02/05/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1231545892	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$7.27	02/04/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1201822777	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$19.59	02/03/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1228386455	CMS
SHIELD THERAPEUTICS INC	$60.92	01/30/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1249604135	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$25.83	01/24/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1206774849	CMS
Exact Sciences Corporation	$15.00	01/23/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1235421703	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$12.50	01/23/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188980782	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$16.85	01/22/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1186528073	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$11.07	01/21/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1201822775	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$23.22	01/13/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1201822773	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$19.29	01/13/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1231132863	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$19.73	01/07/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1206468784	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$19.11	01/06/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1201822771	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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Plain: BENJAMIN D ERNST, NPI 1477635761. IndustryPayments, data edition 2026-07-26T04:22:22Z. https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1477635761.
APA 7: IndustryPayments. (2026). BENJAMIN D ERNST, NPI 1477635761 (Data edition 2026-07-26T04:22:22Z) [Data set]. https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1477635761
Bluebook: BENJAMIN D ERNST, NPI 1477635761, IndustryPayments (data edition 2026-07-26T04:22:22Z), https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1477635761.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Open Payments.