JOHN M ERNST
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Orthopaedic Surgery|Hand Surgery CHARLESTON, SC NPI 1619902905
Browse related groups: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Orthopaedic Surgery|Hand Surgery SC Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. All categories
General Payments — all program years on this page
$717.92
- Category: General Payments
- Program years: PY2018–2024
- Record count: 13
- As of (CMS publication): 2026-01-23
Latest program year (PY2024): $56.76 across 2 records · disputed records: 0
Financial relationships do not necessarily indicate an improper relationship; the data is open to interpretation.
How this figure is 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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By nature of payment
Latest program year (PY2024) · sorted by reported total.
| Nature of payment | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $56.76 | 2 |
By paying entity
Latest program year (PY2024) · sorted by reported total.
| Paying entity | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $34.49 | 1 |
| Endo USA, Inc. | $22.27 | 1 |
By program year
Records — PY2024 (2)
| Record ID | Paying entity | Amount | Date | Nature of payment | Dispute status | Published | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1137475159 | Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $34.49 | 02/20/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | View at CMS |
| 1138580119 | Endo USA, Inc. | $22.27 | 06/06/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | View at CMS |
Provenance & corrections
- Dataset: CMS Open Payments — General Payments
- Source: CMS Open Payments dataset (bulk file)
- Publisher of source data: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Generated from: OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv
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