Covered recipient · General Payments record

STEPHEN A BESSON

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine Adolescent Medicine

NPI: 1750344552
CMS profile: 170740
Location: CYNTHIANA, KY

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$11,876.18

Reported across 742 records
CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$1,510.35

88 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	$1,510.35	88

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entity	Amount	Records
PFIZER INC.	$239.01	15
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$218.65	10
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.	$163.36	12
Novo Nordisk AS	$145.26	10
Lilly USA, LLC	$105.21	6
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$79.21	4
ABBVIE INC.	$64.38	3
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$50.98	3
Mylan Specialty L.P.	$50.51	2
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$42.65	3
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$41.76	2
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.	$39.68	2
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$36.46	2
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$35.34	2
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION	$32.66	2
Acerta Pharma LLC	$30.24	2
Corcept Therapeutics	$30.07	2
Alkermes, Inc.	$28.81	1
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$16.79	1
Exact Sciences Corporation	$16.58	1
Abbott Laboratories	$15.74	1
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$13.78	1
EISAI INC.	$13.22	1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program year	Amount	Records
PY2018	$1,553.69	105
PY2019	$2,123.73	136
PY2020	$1,640.67	112
PY2021	$1,899.12	131
PY2022	$2,007.82	103
PY2023	$1,140.80	67
PY2024	$1,510.35	88

Payment records · PY2024 (88)

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
Abbott Laboratories	$15.74	05/21/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1125239004	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$14.18	03/14/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1103317508	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$20.98	05/15/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1103317510	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$29.22	09/17/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1103317512	CMS
Alkermes, Inc.	$28.81	08/14/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1120466705	CMS
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$13.78	04/22/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1139323204	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$15.21	07/08/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1104547708	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$15.03	10/23/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105378141	CMS
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.	$26.47	04/05/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1148322096	CMS
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.	$13.21	11/04/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1148322098	CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$9.72	02/13/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1086086559	CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$17.07	03/18/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1086165100	CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$15.84	04/15/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1086183051	CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$5.29	05/29/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1086090007	CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$125.00	07/10/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1086263480	CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$2.89	07/22/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1086086447	CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$3.32	08/05/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1086082300	CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$1.15	09/16/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1086087587	CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$18.51	09/16/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1086139235	CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$19.86	10/21/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1086166680	CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$17.56	03/07/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1118138382	CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$18.90	05/02/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1118138384	CMS
Corcept Therapeutics	$15.54	07/11/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1117731534	CMS
Corcept Therapeutics	$14.53	10/01/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1117731552	CMS
Eisai Inc.	$13.22	02/26/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1110782562	CMS
Exact Sciences Corporation	$16.58	04/10/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1114591431	CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$16.03	01/02/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1116313155	CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$14.02	02/16/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1116721379	CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$20.93	10/15/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1116660661	CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$17.60	02/28/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1078025274	CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$17.74	07/23/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1078025276	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$19.70	02/05/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1135386613	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$15.00	03/04/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1135417429	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$15.62	03/06/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1135417431	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$19.77	07/22/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1135402175	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$19.29	07/25/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1135430733	CMS
Lilly USA, LLC	$15.83	10/29/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1135386615	CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$15.89	08/07/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1141591914	CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$27.52	09/11/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1141914849	CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$16.46	10/14/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1141976162	CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$19.34	12/16/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1141979697	CMS
Mylan Specialty L.P.	$24.74	03/21/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1147337468	CMS
Mylan Specialty L.P.	$25.77	06/26/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1147291580	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$13.54	03/14/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1086678371	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$19.12	09/04/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1086678377	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$17.20	01/25/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1096928316	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$7.91	02/22/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1096850551	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$13.65	03/04/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1097345792	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$18.92	03/13/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1097676039	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$10.29	03/21/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1096634360	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$15.14	05/15/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1097006829	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$8.00	06/11/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1096863758	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$18.75	10/07/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1097175540	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$11.88	11/05/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1097669560	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$23.52	11/18/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1096595472	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$19.86	01/19/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131137289	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$11.22	01/22/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131814718	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$18.83	03/05/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131281538	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$11.92	03/25/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131718834	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$17.93	03/26/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131266396	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$21.46	04/16/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131323337	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$15.60	05/07/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131359566	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$11.48	06/18/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131729399	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$20.34	07/29/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131788951	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$18.52	08/06/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131846123	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$17.49	08/13/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131866956	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$14.08	08/26/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131865669	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$14.48	10/03/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1132089371	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$11.54	10/16/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1132119440	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$14.26	11/15/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1131016840	CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$16.79	06/27/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1151040184	CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$13.40	05/28/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1153682255	CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$15.64	07/31/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1153688792	CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$13.61	12/04/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1153641298	CMS
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$26.07	09/23/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1139628877	CMS
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$15.69	12/04/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1139628905	CMS
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.	$15.81	01/10/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1148827608	CMS
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.	$5.57	01/17/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1148827610	CMS
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.	$16.76	01/22/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1148827612	CMS
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.	$12.49	02/07/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1148827614	CMS
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.	$12.52	02/14/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1148827616	CMS
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.	$26.27	03/11/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1148827618	CMS
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.	$8.96	06/24/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1148827620	CMS
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.	$11.04	08/11/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1148827622	CMS
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.	$15.48	08/19/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1148827624	CMS
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.	$9.18	08/27/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1148827626	CMS
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.	$10.76	09/30/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1148827628	CMS
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.	$18.52	12/09/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1148827630	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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