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SAMER M GARAS
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
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General Payments · PY2019 · Entire year
$24,692.64
166 records · 0 disputed
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By nature of payment
PY2019 · entire year · sorted by reported total
| Nature of payment | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $11,067.00 | 5 |
| Food and Beverage | $6,840.33 | 154 |
| Honoraria | $4,500.00 | 2 |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,285.31 | 5 |
By paying entity
PY2019 · entire year · sorted by reported total
| Paying entity | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Amgen Inc. | $12,388.61 | 25 |
| ABIOMED | $6,818.25 | 45 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $2,842.41 | 14 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $934.62 | 21 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $295.41 | 6 |
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | $273.63 | 5 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $202.46 | 11 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $176.48 | 4 |
| BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC. | $124.23 | 1 |
| PFIZER INC. | $91.79 | 2 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $80.67 | 5 |
| SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | $68.31 | 4 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $68.20 | 5 |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | $61.70 | 4 |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $59.97 | 1 |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $55.11 | 4 |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | $47.66 | 4 |
| Bardy Diagnostics, Inc. | $27.50 | 1 |
| Aziyo Biologics, Inc. | $20.15 | 1 |
| Opsens Inc. | $18.62 | 1 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | $18.54 | 1 |
| Chiesi USA, Inc. | $18.32 | 1 |
Payment records · PY2019
Ordering applied by this site (date, newest first, then paying entity) · record values are shown as CMS published them
General Payments · PY2019 · Physicians and non-physician practitioners · CMS publication 2026-06-30
166 matching records · $24,692.64 reported total · 0 disputed
Nature of payment: All payment types
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Showing records 1–50 of 166.
| Paying entity | Amount | Date | Nature of payment | Dispute status | Publication flags | Published | Record ID | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABIOMED | $97.83 | 12/21/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 676702553 | CMS |
| ABIOMED | $38.43 | 12/14/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 676702547 | CMS |
| ABIOMED | $115.14 | 12/11/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 676702549 | CMS |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $84.34 | 12/10/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 662872635 | CMS |
| Abbott Laboratories | $63.86 | 12/09/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 667353085 | CMS |
| Abbott Laboratories | $49.29 | 12/05/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 803475749 | CMS |
| ABIOMED | $29.91 | 12/02/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 676702545 | CMS |
| BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC. | $124.23 | 11/26/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 701718807 | CMS |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $62.37 | 11/06/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 700753903 | CMS |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $126.17 | 11/06/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 700753905 | CMS |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $44.85 | 11/06/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 700753907 | CMS |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $50.00 | 11/06/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 700753909 | CMS |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $22.00 | 11/06/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 700753911 | CMS |
| Abbott Laboratories | $127.00 | 11/02/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 665948655 | CMS |
| Abbott Laboratories | $31.17 | 11/02/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 665948677 | CMS |
| ABIOMED | $117.33 | 10/30/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 676702537 | CMS |
| ABIOMED | $80.97 | 10/24/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 676702539 | CMS |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $124.15 | 10/23/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 700753899 | CMS |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $1,500.00 | 10/23/2019 | Honoraria | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 700753901 | CMS |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $82.33 | 10/23/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 658611057 | CMS |
| ABIOMED | $120.85 | 10/22/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 676702533 | CMS |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $35.81 | 10/11/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 700753913 | CMS |
| ABIOMED | $93.14 | 10/03/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 676702531 | CMS |
| PFIZER INC. | $79.50 | 10/03/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 673289709 | CMS |
| Amgen Inc. | $2,800.00 | 09/25/2019 | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 662995683 | CMS |
| Amgen Inc. | $467.00 | 09/25/2019 | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 662995685 | CMS |
| Amgen Inc. | $629.20 | 09/24/2019 | Travel and Lodging | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 662995689 | CMS |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $551.02 | 09/24/2019 | Travel and Lodging | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 700753839 | CMS |
| Amgen Inc. | $2,800.00 | 09/19/2019 | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 662995677 | CMS |
| Amgen Inc. | $125.00 | 09/18/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 662995692 | CMS |
| Amgen Inc. | $121.37 | 09/12/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 662995675 | CMS |
| ABIOMED | $68.61 | 08/28/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 676702509 | CMS |
| Abbott Laboratories | $8.82 | 08/23/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 665915685 | CMS |
| Amgen Inc. | $2,800.00 | 08/06/2019 | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 662995669 | CMS |
| Amgen Inc. | $96.25 | 08/01/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 662995667 | CMS |
| ABIOMED | $59.36 | 07/23/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 676702495 | CMS |
| ABIOMED | $111.74 | 07/23/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 676702515 | CMS |
| ABIOMED | $68.42 | 07/17/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 676702489 | CMS |
| ABIOMED | $9.46 | 07/13/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 676702491 | CMS |
| ABIOMED | $83.20 | 07/13/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 676702493 | CMS |
| Abbott Laboratories | $23.18 | 07/10/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 667316057 | CMS |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | $22.43 | 07/02/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 659743663 | CMS |
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | $144.59 | 06/27/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 702256927 | CMS |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $112.50 | 06/27/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 700753811 | CMS |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $7.87 | 06/27/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 700753813 | CMS |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $20.25 | 06/27/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 700753815 | CMS |
| ABIOMED | $18.05 | 06/25/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 676702465 | CMS |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $16.25 | 06/25/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 662872631 | CMS |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $14.22 | 06/22/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 662872627 | CMS |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $157.16 | 06/21/2019 | Food and Beverage | No dispute reported | Delay: No Change: UNCHANGED | 06/30/2026 | 662872639 | CMS |
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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 and profile matching
- 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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Cite this record.
Permalink https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1669475778
- Plain
- SAMER M GARAS, NPI 1669475778. IndustryPayments, data edition 2026-07-26T04:22:22Z. https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1669475778.
- APA 7
- IndustryPayments. (2026). SAMER M GARAS, NPI 1669475778 (Data edition 2026-07-26T04:22:22Z) [Data set]. https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1669475778
- Bluebook
- SAMER M GARAS, NPI 1669475778, IndustryPayments (data edition 2026-07-26T04:22:22Z), https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1669475778.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Open Payments.