Covered recipient · General Payments record

CHRISTOPHER E BYARD

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

NPI: 1730173535
CMS profile: 79096
Location: DOTHAN, AL

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$6,212.93

Reported across 427 records
CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$1,252.01

71 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

Nature of payment	Amount	Records
Food and Beverage	$1,252.01	71

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entity	Amount	Records
PFIZER INC.	$237.32	13
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION	$135.49	11
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$109.18	6
Philips Electronics North America Corporation	$107.91	6
Acerta Pharma LLC	$105.55	6
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)	$96.58	6
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$84.29	4
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$81.91	3
Amgen Inc.	$68.67	4
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$57.61	3
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc	$33.81	2
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$25.23	1
LANTHEUS MEDICAL IMAGING, INC.	$21.72	1
Medtronic, Inc.	$21.17	1
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.	$18.47	1
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$16.90	1
SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.	$16.46	1
iRhythm Technologies, Inc.	$13.74	1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program year	Amount	Records
PY2018	$786.91	70
PY2019	$763.14	58
PY2020	$819.71	59
PY2021	$672.35	49
PY2022	$1,006.09	61
PY2023	$912.72	59
PY2024	$1,252.01	71

Payment records · PY2024 (71)

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

Program year 2024 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 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
Amgen Inc.	$17.78	02/19/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1111540625	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$16.96	03/05/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1111540627	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$15.64	05/06/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1111540629	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$18.29	10/28/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1111540631	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$15.23	01/09/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105349403	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$16.70	03/11/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1104279361	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$19.32	05/20/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1104780752	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$17.21	08/06/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1104675007	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$18.23	11/05/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105263386	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$18.86	12/09/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1104689710	CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$18.53	04/01/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1118130625	CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$31.11	08/20/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1118130627	CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$32.27	11/11/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1118130629	CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$20.78	02/06/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1101340961	CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$17.76	03/18/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1101340967	CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$16.98	06/17/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1101340995	CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$19.59	08/12/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1101341007	CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$15.21	09/03/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1101341029	CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$18.86	11/25/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1101341043	CMS
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.	$18.47	08/19/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1129429686	CMS
iRhythm Technologies, Inc.	$13.74	02/26/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1154047337	CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$16.90	06/25/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1077904927	CMS
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc	$14.16	01/30/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1154890841	CMS
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc	$19.65	03/25/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1154890859	CMS
LANTHEUS MEDICAL IMAGING, INC.	$21.72	09/17/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1127580574	CMS
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$18.32	06/11/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1081723863	CMS
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$18.46	07/22/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1081723865	CMS
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$20.83	10/22/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1081723867	CMS
Medtronic, Inc.	$21.17	09/18/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1119456767	CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$16.61	07/09/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1141929799	CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$23.41	09/16/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1141680995	CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$19.88	11/26/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1141949511	CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$24.39	12/17/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1141862715	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$12.28	01/22/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1086673235	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$10.63	02/27/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1086673237	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$11.58	03/26/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1086673239	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$10.03	04/23/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1086673241	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$13.09	05/13/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1086673243	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$10.24	07/02/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1086673245	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$14.41	07/30/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1086673247	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$10.23	08/27/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1086673249	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$12.67	09/24/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1086673251	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$20.38	10/29/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1086673253	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$9.95	12/03/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1086673255	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$19.85	01/24/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1130957324	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$16.33	02/21/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131066697	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$16.71	03/13/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131211336	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$14.78	04/16/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131334084	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$18.13	05/14/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131503833	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$15.47	06/18/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131712045	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$16.23	07/16/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131767300	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$11.16	07/29/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131830778	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$17.51	08/13/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131836584	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$22.04	09/30/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1132097797	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$24.82	10/22/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1132122094	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$21.38	11/12/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131190584	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$22.91	12/10/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131017977	CMS
Philips North America LLC	$17.30	01/24/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1146916989	CMS
Philips North America LLC	$16.02	04/09/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1146916987	CMS
Philips North America LLC	$15.49	05/07/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1146916995	CMS
Philips North America LLC	$19.06	07/01/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1146916993	CMS
Philips North America LLC	$20.61	10/15/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1146916983	CMS
Philips North America LLC	$19.43	12/16/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1146916985	CMS
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$25.23	03/19/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1139587367	CMS
SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.	$16.46	06/03/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1132279030	CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)	$15.23	01/29/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1080582585	CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)	$16.79	02/13/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1080582649	CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)	$15.23	04/08/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1080582821	CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)	$15.23	06/11/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1080582993	CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)	$17.85	07/15/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1080583079	CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)	$16.25	11/19/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1080583429	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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