Official source Data mirrored from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Open Payments · General Payments · as published 2026-01-23 View official record Methodology

Covered recipient · General Payments record

KELLY B PENDERGRASS

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine Hematology & Oncology

NPI
1639140221
CMS profile
73616
Location
LEES SUMMIT, MO

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$246,515.15

  • Reported across 289 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$35,626.77

33 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

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation $35,626.77 33

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $58,049.01 86
PY2019 $85,177.54 106
PY2020 $30,271.27 28
PY2021 $10,545.27 10
PY2022 $7,244.16 7
PY2023 $19,601.13 19
PY2024 $35,626.77 33

Payment records · PY2024 (33)

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
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $195.01 02/08/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141787048 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $614.99 02/08/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141787066 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $120.13 02/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141787202 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $1,422.63 02/08/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141789474 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $150.00 02/09/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141789476 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $252.64 02/21/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141787046 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $161.61 02/21/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141787194 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $717.14 02/21/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141789492 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $4,270.00 02/21/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141897912 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $87.15 02/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141897916 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $426.39 02/22/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141787044 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $122.27 02/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141787200 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $150.00 02/22/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141789284 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $259.82 02/22/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141789498 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $950.25 02/22/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141898472 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $150.00 02/23/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141787064 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $4,270.00 02/28/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141787068 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $289.96 03/07/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141787050 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $116.83 03/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141787196 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $679.00 03/07/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141789472 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $150.00 03/08/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141789496 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $4,270.00 03/13/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141899156 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $4,270.00 03/20/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141899304 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $86.96 04/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141787198 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $820.21 04/25/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141789282 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $191.74 04/25/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141789494 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $1,198.63 04/25/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141899154 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $150.00 04/26/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141789286 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $4,270.00 05/01/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141789288 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $105.97 10/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141787212 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $287.44 10/24/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141900852 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $150.00 10/25/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141789470 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $4,270.00 11/20/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141897914 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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