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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

JACK L CORTESE

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine Nephrology

NPI
1659374577
CMS profile
1008325
Location
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$10,950.06

  • Reported across 348 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$1,440.81

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).
  • Methodology & Data — sourcing, labeling, and limitations.

Related groups: Nephrology TX All categories

By nature of payment

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Food and Beverage $1,423.92 59
Education $16.89 1

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $291.79 10
Amgen Inc. $201.95 10
Outset Medical Inc $168.61 3
CALLIDITAS THERAPEUTICS US INC. $161.73 8
Relypsa, Inc. $97.87 6
Corcept Therapeutics $97.06 4
Abbott Laboratories $91.60 1
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $86.22 5
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION $82.05 4
Retrophin, Inc. $47.83 3
Ardelyx, Inc. $43.60 2
Acerta Pharma LLC $35.23 2
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $20.20 1
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. $15.07 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $684.51 26
PY2019 $568.76 29
PY2020 $2,475.09 18
PY2021 $1,520.40 47
PY2022 $1,756.78 70
PY2023 $2,503.71 98
PY2024 $1,440.81 60

Payment records · PY2024 (60)

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
Abbott Laboratories $91.60 05/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125173968 CMS
Amgen Inc. $24.29 03/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111554589 CMS
Amgen Inc. $18.04 03/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117229450 CMS
Amgen Inc. $17.45 04/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111554591 CMS
Amgen Inc. $14.02 04/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117229452 CMS
Amgen Inc. $26.08 05/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111554593 CMS
Amgen Inc. $22.92 06/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111554595 CMS
Amgen Inc. $12.09 08/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117229454 CMS
Amgen Inc. $21.12 08/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117229456 CMS
Amgen Inc. $25.34 11/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117532048 CMS
Amgen Inc. $20.60 12/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111554597 CMS
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $20.20 01/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1091161940 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $23.16 08/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146676592 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $20.44 10/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146676594 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $18.66 06/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104510938 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $16.57 09/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104209301 CMS
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. $15.07 02/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1150678533 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $25.51 02/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086182415 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $20.17 03/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086266539 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $1.74 05/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086087747 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $24.91 05/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086188184 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $22.28 06/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086132924 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $98.44 06/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086212067 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $19.07 08/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086139741 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $22.75 09/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086175180 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $31.56 11/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086112036 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $25.36 12/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086223512 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $13.83 01/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118098204 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $15.82 04/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118098206 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $20.30 05/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118098212 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $16.71 10/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118098208 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $19.56 11/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118098210 CMS
CALLIDITAS THERAPEUTICS US INC. $18.87 01/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141507748 CMS
CALLIDITAS THERAPEUTICS US INC. $21.04 03/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141510703 CMS
CALLIDITAS THERAPEUTICS US INC. $19.60 04/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141513387 CMS
CALLIDITAS THERAPEUTICS US INC. $19.04 05/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141515265 CMS
CALLIDITAS THERAPEUTICS US INC. $22.85 06/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141516301 CMS
CALLIDITAS THERAPEUTICS US INC. $19.30 07/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141518431 CMS
CALLIDITAS THERAPEUTICS US INC. $22.64 10/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141525186 CMS
CALLIDITAS THERAPEUTICS US INC. $18.39 12/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141529641 CMS
Corcept Therapeutics $17.04 04/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117787199 CMS
Corcept Therapeutics $23.72 05/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117787215 CMS
Corcept Therapeutics $33.59 08/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117787225 CMS
Corcept Therapeutics $22.71 11/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117787269 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $21.98 02/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086760419 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $17.63 03/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086760437 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $18.89 09/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086760459 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $23.55 12/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086760475 CMS
Outset Medical Inc $77.95 01/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138611550 CMS
Outset Medical Inc $52.34 05/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138611548 CMS
Outset Medical Inc $38.32 05/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138611552 CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc. $16.89 05/09/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149942914 CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc. $21.58 05/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149942918 CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc. $9.36 06/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149942910 CMS
Vifor Pharma, Inc. $13.45 01/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1124038755 CMS
Vifor Pharma, Inc. $13.75 05/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1124043985 CMS
Vifor Pharma, Inc. $15.18 09/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1124064974 CMS
Vifor Pharma, Inc. $21.09 10/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1124064169 CMS
Vifor Pharma, Inc. $15.07 11/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1124062145 CMS
Vifor Pharma, Inc. $19.33 12/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1124062506 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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