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Covered recipient · General Payments record

SAMUEL R WARD JR.

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

NPI
1508844267
CMS profile
68117
Location
ERIE, PA

This page merges CMS profile IDs 5703537, 68117 — associated profiles published by CMS for the same covered recipient. See the colophon below.

General Payments · PY2018

$1,063.56

  • Reported across 60 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2018

$1,063.56

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).
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Related groups: Cardiovascular Disease PA All categories

By nature of payment

PY2018 · sorted by reported total

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Food and Beverage $1,063.56 60

By paying entity

PY2018 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION $665.37 14
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION $144.41 25
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $106.30 11
Philips Electronics North America Corporation $30.49 2
Abbott Laboratories $27.79 1
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC $26.01 2
CARDINAL HEALTH 200 LLC $14.18 1
Amgen Inc. $13.82 1
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. $12.24 1
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $12.18 1
PFIZER INC. $10.77 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $1,063.56 60

Payment records · PY2018 (60)

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

Program year 2018
Paying entity Amount Date Nature of payment Dispute status Published Record ID Source
Abbott Laboratories $27.79 11/03/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 613087391 CMS
Amgen Inc. $13.82 05/21/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 568209330 CMS
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION $20.89 01/09/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 549421819 CMS
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION $45.76 01/19/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 549421823 CMS
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION $20.53 02/09/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 549421837 CMS
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION $28.00 02/20/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 549421846 CMS
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION $23.50 02/28/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 549421809 CMS
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION $37.57 03/17/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 618608187 CMS
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION $95.22 05/11/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 549421853 CMS
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION $26.00 05/16/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 549421861 CMS
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION $87.53 07/03/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 549421873 CMS
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION $54.00 07/18/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 549421869 CMS
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION $54.85 09/05/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 549421892 CMS
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION $62.00 09/21/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 549421877 CMS
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION $81.02 10/25/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 549421882 CMS
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION $28.50 11/10/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 549421899 CMS
Cardinal Health 200, LLC $14.18 05/29/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 589100017 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $12.18 07/24/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 592608505 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $8.76 02/01/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 549943729 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $14.03 02/07/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 549943723 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $0.39 03/01/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 549943741 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $12.56 03/02/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 549943739 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $14.71 04/12/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 549943747 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $8.72 04/18/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 549943763 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $8.46 05/01/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 549943753 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $0.87 05/01/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 549943755 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $9.73 05/14/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 549943761 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $10.31 06/06/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 549943750 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $17.76 09/04/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 550157697 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $9.44 01/11/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 608836357 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $2.10 01/22/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 608836363 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $1.10 02/16/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 608836375 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $0.63 02/16/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 608836384 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $11.33 02/24/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 608836369 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $1.40 03/09/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 608836381 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $0.78 03/09/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 608836389 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $9.55 03/16/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 608836395 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $5.13 04/13/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 608836409 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $4.58 04/20/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 608836401 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $1.84 04/20/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 608836413 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $1.80 04/20/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 608836419 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $19.49 04/25/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 608836345 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $2.71 05/04/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 608836405 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $6.58 05/04/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 608836426 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $0.89 05/24/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 608836317 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $1.24 05/24/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 608836431 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $4.93 05/29/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 608836327 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $5.48 05/30/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 608836437 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $9.18 06/11/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 608836443 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $19.94 06/13/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 608836353 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $8.42 06/27/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 608836331 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $6.92 07/25/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 608836335 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $4.45 08/06/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 608836340 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $4.50 08/31/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 608836347 CMS
PFIZER INC. $10.77 05/16/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 610704969 CMS
Philips Electronics North America Corporation $10.86 02/19/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 610968563 CMS
Philips Electronics North America Corporation $19.63 02/25/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 610968575 CMS
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC $13.76 02/08/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 601962983 CMS
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC $12.25 04/19/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 602215561 CMS
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. $12.24 01/16/2018 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 586645053 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
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2018
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2018_P01232026_01102026.csv
Merged CMS profile IDs
5703537, 68117

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