SAMUEL VARGAS
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers|Anesthesiologist Assistant SAINT LOUIS, MO NPI 1740929348
Browse related groups: Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers|Anesthesiologist Assistant MO Edwards Lifesciences Corporation All categories
General Payments — all program years on this page
$188.96
- Category: General Payments
- Program years: PY2023–2024
- Record count: 7
- As of (CMS publication): 2026-01-23
Latest program year (PY2024): $141.47 across 5 records · disputed records: 0
Financial relationships do not necessarily indicate an improper relationship; the data is open to interpretation.
How this figure is 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
Latest program year (PY2024) · sorted by reported total.
| Nature of payment | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $141.47 | 5 |
By paying entity
Latest program year (PY2024) · sorted by reported total.
| Paying entity | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $59.09 | 1 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $36.10 | 2 |
| CHIESI USA, INC. | $26.71 | 1 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | $19.57 | 1 |
By program year
Records — PY2024 (5)
| Record ID | Paying entity | Amount | Date | Nature of payment | Dispute status | Published | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1138829312 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $59.09 | 03/27/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | View at CMS |
| 1141841341 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $19.57 | 08/28/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | View at CMS |
| 1151272879 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $19.19 | 05/14/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | View at CMS |
| 1151272881 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $16.91 | 10/24/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | View at CMS |
| 1151841062 | Chiesi USA, Inc. | $26.71 | 08/16/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | View at CMS |
Provenance & corrections
- Dataset: CMS Open Payments — General Payments
- Source: CMS Open Payments dataset (bulk file)
- Publisher of source data: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Generated from: OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv
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