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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

JOSEPH C LIU

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

NPI
1750382362
CMS profile
79527
Location
KNOXVILLE, TN

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$49,074.89

  • Reported across 564 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$1,113.25

62 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.

Related groups: Cardiovascular Disease TN All categories

By nature of payment

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Food and Beverage $1,113.25 62

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION $249.41 18
ATRICURE, INC. $148.50 3
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $143.23 10
Amgen Inc. $130.73 10
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION $98.03 6
BAXTER HEALTHCARE $85.19 3
PFIZER INC. $73.83 4
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. $47.91 1
LANTHEUS MEDICAL IMAGING, INC. $26.66 1
Vital Connect, Inc $20.38 1
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $20.00 1
Stryker Corporation $19.87 1
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. $17.31 1
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC $16.53 1
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. $15.67 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $28,305.42 202
PY2019 $17,138.09 157
PY2020 $389.10 25
PY2021 $520.35 28
PY2022 $707.09 42
PY2023 $901.59 48
PY2024 $1,113.25 62

Payment records · PY2024 (62)

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
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. $17.31 10/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078913635 CMS
Amgen Inc. $6.89 01/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111636276 CMS
Amgen Inc. $16.36 04/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111636278 CMS
Amgen Inc. $9.33 05/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111636280 CMS
Amgen Inc. $12.73 06/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111636282 CMS
Amgen Inc. $10.97 07/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111636284 CMS
Amgen Inc. $12.93 08/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111636286 CMS
Amgen Inc. $6.57 08/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111636288 CMS
Amgen Inc. $24.29 11/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111636294 CMS
Amgen Inc. $8.54 11/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111636290 CMS
Amgen Inc. $22.12 12/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111636292 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $49.26 06/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132845656 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $49.36 08/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132840517 CMS
ATRICURE, INC. $49.88 09/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132858229 CMS
Baxter Healthcare $32.52 07/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120662929 CMS
Baxter Healthcare $30.99 08/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120662931 CMS
Baxter Healthcare $21.68 12/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120662933 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $13.41 01/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092471413 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $16.51 08/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092471419 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $19.76 08/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092471421 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $13.48 10/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092471415 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $19.77 11/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092471423 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $15.10 12/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092471417 CMS
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. $15.67 04/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1129444328 CMS
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. $47.91 07/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1148074896 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $20.00 09/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078184967 CMS
LANTHEUS MEDICAL IMAGING, INC. $26.66 11/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127579430 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $4.88 01/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087102364 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $12.50 01/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087102366 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $28.47 01/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087102358 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $12.29 02/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087102360 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $22.50 03/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087102368 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $13.87 04/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087102370 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $12.96 05/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087102394 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $16.45 06/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087102376 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $15.76 06/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087102384 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $1.40 06/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087102386 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $15.07 07/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087102388 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $14.70 08/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087102392 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $15.76 08/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087102398 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $0.70 08/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087102400 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $16.78 09/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087102396 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $11.11 09/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087102406 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $15.45 10/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087102408 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $18.76 11/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087102414 CMS
PFIZER INC. $19.74 06/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132045654 CMS
PFIZER INC. $16.67 09/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132064839 CMS
PFIZER INC. $19.31 10/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131491478 CMS
PFIZER INC. $18.11 11/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131398628 CMS
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC $16.53 02/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1139611874 CMS
Stryker Corporation $19.87 12/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119896619 CMS
Vital Connect, Inc $20.38 09/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120138044 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $13.53 01/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1080633540 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $13.19 02/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1080633612 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $14.62 02/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1080633622 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $15.98 02/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1080633656 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $13.07 05/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1080633834 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $11.71 06/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1080633936 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $13.70 07/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1080633962 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $15.15 07/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1080634014 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $16.17 10/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1080634194 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $16.11 12/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1080634312 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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