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

JOSHUA L SCHARF

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Otolaryngology

NPI
1861539470
CMS profile
129593
Location
BETHLEHEM, PA

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$5,556.10

  • Reported across 233 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$1,033.35

23 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 $1,033.35 23

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $894.91 63
PY2019 $1,258.44 63
PY2020 $304.88 14
PY2021 $175.82 10
PY2022 $1,228.63 37
PY2023 $660.07 23
PY2024 $1,033.35 23

Payment records · PY2024 (23)

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
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $14.19 03/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1094038744 CMS
ARGENX US, INC. $15.38 06/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142106746 CMS
ARGENX US, INC. $26.66 08/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142108753 CMS
CSL Behring $27.44 02/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1134654587 CMS
CSL Behring $34.01 08/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1134654603 CMS
GENZYME CORPORATION $34.50 02/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1139766810 CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $26.09 07/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1116529180 CMS
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. $8.05 02/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1148107034 CMS
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. $8.33 02/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1148107038 CMS
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. $8.48 03/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1148107042 CMS
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. $19.25 03/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1148107047 CMS
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. $23.33 06/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1148107051 CMS
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. $157.65 06/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1148107055 CMS
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. $25.00 08/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1148107059 CMS
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. $132.53 12/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1148107063 CMS
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. $69.13 12/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1148107067 CMS
Kyowa Kirin, Inc. $19.68 04/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127033520 CMS
MDD US Operations, LLC $39.78 05/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147754065 CMS
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. $24.64 08/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1150841026 CMS
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. $29.21 07/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1114159470 CMS
Stryker Corporation $175.00 03/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119970426 CMS
Stryker Corporation $98.28 08/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119970428 CMS
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. $16.74 01/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151614688 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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