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

BENJAMIN M THOMAS

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Psychiatry & Neurology Neurology

NPI
1831391945
CMS profile
927954
Location
HICKORY, NC

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$5,782.51

  • Reported across 347 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$918.58

40 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 $918.58 40

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
PFIZER INC. $272.74 22
Microtransponder, Inc. $190.31 1
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION $156.40 4
UCB, Inc. $55.48 2
Lilly USA, LLC $51.05 3
EMD Serono, Inc. $47.41 1
Lundbeck LLC $24.13 1
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc $21.76 1
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. $21.45 1
ARGENX US, INC. $21.00 1
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc $19.96 1
Neurelis, Inc. $19.16 1
ABBVIE INC. $17.73 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $1,555.16 104
PY2019 $1,536.70 101
PY2020 $771.75 48
PY2021 $168.92 16
PY2022 $269.26 10
PY2023 $562.14 28
PY2024 $918.58 40

Payment records · PY2024 (40)

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. $17.73 02/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106217891 CMS
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc $21.76 10/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147995476 CMS
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc $19.96 02/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142347782 CMS
ARGENX US, INC. $21.00 12/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142125223 CMS
EMD Serono, Inc. $47.41 09/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120260746 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $16.48 01/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1136011639 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $17.19 06/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1136078437 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $17.38 10/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1136069480 CMS
Lundbeck LLC $24.13 07/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145975167 CMS
Microtransponder, Inc. $190.31 02/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1082718300 CMS
Neurelis, Inc. $19.16 05/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145657050 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $87.66 02/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087400456 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $23.52 04/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087400450 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $21.94 04/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087400458 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $23.28 11/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087400486 CMS
PFIZER INC. $6.12 01/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131545500 CMS
PFIZER INC. $11.09 01/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131507058 CMS
PFIZER INC. $15.51 03/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131501979 CMS
PFIZER INC. $12.97 03/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131581414 CMS
PFIZER INC. $3.73 03/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131438935 CMS
PFIZER INC. $7.90 04/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131463340 CMS
PFIZER INC. $9.47 04/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131449713 CMS
PFIZER INC. $4.28 04/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131540049 CMS
PFIZER INC. $22.16 04/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131573233 CMS
PFIZER INC. $17.85 05/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131501971 CMS
PFIZER INC. $9.86 05/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131501975 CMS
PFIZER INC. $7.35 06/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131570639 CMS
PFIZER INC. $13.77 07/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131557586 CMS
PFIZER INC. $20.76 07/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131567972 CMS
PFIZER INC. $12.67 08/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131558023 CMS
PFIZER INC. $12.49 08/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131530142 CMS
PFIZER INC. $24.81 09/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131566913 CMS
PFIZER INC. $18.26 09/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131512320 CMS
PFIZER INC. $17.37 09/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131510186 CMS
PFIZER INC. $3.71 10/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131501704 CMS
PFIZER INC. $7.00 10/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131524010 CMS
PFIZER INC. $13.61 11/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131558560 CMS
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. $21.45 11/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151719126 CMS
UCB, Inc. $21.03 02/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143085429 CMS
UCB, Inc. $34.45 09/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143085431 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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