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

BENIGNO R VARELA

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

NPI
1730488412
CMS profile
1390869
Location
HAMDEN, CT

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$4,910.80

  • Reported across 239 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$1,645.96

75 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 paymentAmountRecords
Food and Beverage $1,645.96 75

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $629.42 25
PY2019 $481.80 33
PY2020 $201.32 11
PY2021 $193.69 9
PY2022 $592.29 27
PY2023 $1,166.32 59
PY2024 $1,645.96 75

Payment records · PY2024 (75)

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
ABBVIE INC. $6.54 01/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106271452 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $22.42 01/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106271454 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $20.04 01/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106271456 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $19.39 02/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106271458 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $21.90 03/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106271460 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $9.19 03/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106271462 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $17.44 04/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106271464 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $23.69 04/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106271466 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $17.03 05/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106271468 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $19.48 05/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106271470 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $29.77 05/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106271472 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $14.87 06/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106271474 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $5.36 07/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106271476 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $22.52 07/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106271478 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $26.69 07/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106271480 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $18.25 08/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106271482 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $15.78 08/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106271484 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $17.70 09/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106271486 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $17.18 09/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106271488 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $29.52 10/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106271490 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $16.05 10/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106271492 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $5.89 11/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106271494 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $26.98 11/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106271496 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $13.28 11/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106271498 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $28.77 12/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106271500 CMS
AIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS, INC. $22.03 04/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146967723 CMS
AIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS, INC. $22.03 04/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146970255 CMS
AIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS, INC. $20.92 10/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146997912 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $16.86 01/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146712433 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $22.52 02/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146712435 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $18.71 03/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146712437 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $19.79 04/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146712439 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $26.50 06/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146712441 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $18.32 07/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146712443 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $18.64 08/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146712445 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $21.01 08/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146712447 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $22.07 10/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146712449 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $23.88 11/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146712451 CMS
Celgene Corporation $29.69 04/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101140746 CMS
Celgene Corporation $27.92 05/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101140752 CMS
Celgene Corporation $30.35 08/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101140758 CMS
Celgene Corporation $30.64 10/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101140760 CMS
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. $15.61 01/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137516550 CMS
GENZYME CORPORATION $28.96 12/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1139900118 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $15.47 02/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1133771935 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $13.23 03/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1133771937 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $15.40 05/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1133771939 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $13.90 06/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1133771941 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $13.17 07/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1133771943 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $16.29 11/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1133771945 CMS
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $23.77 09/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1113631274 CMS
IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC $22.83 01/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153719790 CMS
IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC $21.00 02/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153728227 CMS
IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC $23.41 02/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153728235 CMS
IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC $18.60 04/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153728231 CMS
IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC $17.67 07/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153719794 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $29.22 02/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078376300 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $27.43 02/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1136064806 CMS
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals $43.39 12/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144184743 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $13.99 09/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141772090 CMS
PFIZER INC. $16.76 02/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131195992 CMS
PFIZER INC. $15.47 06/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131655270 CMS
PFIZER INC. $20.14 10/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132131135 CMS
QOL Medical, LLC $24.54 07/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147723608 CMS
QOL Medical, LLC $17.09 08/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147723610 CMS
QOL Medical, LLC $16.76 08/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147723612 CMS
QOL Medical, LLC $15.44 10/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147723614 CMS
QOL Medical, LLC $28.41 11/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147723616 CMS
QOL Medical, LLC $33.16 11/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147723618 CMS
QOL Medical, LLC $124.52 11/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147723606 CMS
QOL Medical, LLC $27.01 12/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147723620 CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC $22.07 10/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153433935 CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC $16.79 10/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153656701 CMS
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. $19.43 10/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137691717 CMS
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. $17.42 12/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137691719 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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