MICHAEL A RIHNER
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine|Cardiovascular Disease MOBILE, AL NPI 1831279702
Browse related groups: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine|Cardiovascular Disease AL NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION All categories
General Payments — all program years on this page
$14,498.39
- Category: General Payments
- Program years: PY2018–2024
- Record count: 598
- As of (CMS publication): 2026-01-23
Latest program year (PY2024): $579.89 across 34 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 | $579.89 | 34 |
By paying entity
Latest program year (PY2024) · sorted by reported total.
| Paying entity | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | $157.65 | 13 |
| Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $67.05 | 2 |
| SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | $64.44 | 3 |
| Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc | $63.41 | 3 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | $53.79 | 3 |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $47.05 | 3 |
| PFIZER INC. | $42.84 | 3 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | $33.15 | 1 |
| Novo Nordisk AS | $28.67 | 2 |
| VivaQuant Inc, dba Rhythm Express | $21.84 | 1 |
By program year
Records — PY2024 (34)
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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