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Covered recipient · General Payments record

MELVIN WICHTER

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Psychiatry & Neurology Neurology

NPI
1871503623
CMS profile
356875
Location
PALOS HEIGHTS, IL

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$13,444.13

  • Reported across 594 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$4,208.49

169 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 $4,208.49 169

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $1,287.10 77
PY2019 $723.45 38
PY2020 $232.59 11
PY2021 $529.68 10
PY2022 $2,779.83 127
PY2023 $3,682.99 162
PY2024 $4,208.49 169

Payment records · PY2024 (169)

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. $25.25 01/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106334715 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $25.00 01/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106334717 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $17.46 01/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106334719 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $27.29 02/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106334721 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $30.34 03/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106334723 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $11.37 03/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106334725 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $21.09 03/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106334727 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $22.53 04/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106334729 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $18.94 05/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106334731 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $21.77 05/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106334733 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $27.03 06/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106334735 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $13.07 07/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106334737 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $24.17 07/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106334739 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $25.08 08/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106334741 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $21.21 08/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106334743 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $19.67 08/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106334745 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $30.49 09/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106334747 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $21.64 10/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106334749 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $27.78 10/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106334751 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $4.69 10/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106334753 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $20.84 11/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106334755 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $13.64 11/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106334757 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $17.43 11/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106334759 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $30.22 11/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106334761 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $15.42 12/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106334763 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $16.77 12/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106334765 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $34.39 12/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106334767 CMS
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc $26.68 09/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147997349 CMS
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $29.85 10/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1094010509 CMS
Amgen Inc. $15.85 08/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1116207949 CMS
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC $16.86 04/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1139205548 CMS
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC $17.81 06/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1139205550 CMS
ARGENX US, INC. $18.07 01/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142103208 CMS
ARGENX US, INC. $28.62 06/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142108793 CMS
ARGENX US, INC. $19.39 08/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142110955 CMS
ARGENX US, INC. $19.08 10/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142119629 CMS
Aucta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $11.70 10/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147906898 CMS
Aucta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $1.91 10/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147906970 CMS
Aucta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $20.65 12/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147907724 CMS
BANNER LIFE SCIENCES, LLC $3.33 06/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147030211 CMS
BANNER LIFE SCIENCES, LLC $0.47 06/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147030239 CMS
BANNER LIFE SCIENCES, LLC $0.55 06/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147030241 CMS
BANNER LIFE SCIENCES, LLC $22.61 07/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147030519 CMS
BANNER LIFE SCIENCES, LLC $0.86 07/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147030521 CMS
BANNER LIFE SCIENCES, LLC $25.04 09/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147031368 CMS
BANNER LIFE SCIENCES, LLC $0.84 09/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147031384 CMS
BANNER LIFE SCIENCES, LLC $1.54 09/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147031406 CMS
BANNER LIFE SCIENCES, LLC $3.52 10/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147031512 CMS
BANNER LIFE SCIENCES, LLC $84.14 11/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147031960 CMS
BANNER LIFE SCIENCES, LLC $7.30 11/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147031966 CMS
BANNER LIFE SCIENCES, LLC $27.68 12/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147032318 CMS
BANNER LIFE SCIENCES, LLC $3.62 12/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147032320 CMS
Biogen, Inc. $20.59 04/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104817675 CMS
Biogen, Inc. $14.58 05/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104814379 CMS
Biogen, Inc. $18.32 06/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104842100 CMS
Biogen, Inc. $26.00 08/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104833487 CMS
Biogen, Inc. $26.86 09/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104849998 CMS
Biogen, Inc. $27.62 10/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104860156 CMS
Biogen, Inc. $18.83 12/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104848796 CMS
CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. $31.17 06/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144458259 CMS
CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. $31.52 07/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144458261 CMS
CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. $16.58 09/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144458263 CMS
CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. $42.88 09/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144458267 CMS
CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. $19.41 10/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144458265 CMS
Celgene Corporation $12.10 01/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101180938 CMS
Celgene Corporation $5.83 02/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101180944 CMS
Celgene Corporation $18.87 03/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101180950 CMS
Celgene Corporation $16.04 03/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101180956 CMS
Celgene Corporation $17.99 04/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101180966 CMS
Celgene Corporation $17.37 04/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101180964 CMS
Celgene Corporation $11.64 04/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101180968 CMS
Celgene Corporation $13.76 05/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101180972 CMS
Celgene Corporation $17.05 05/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101180978 CMS
Celgene Corporation $15.24 06/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101180986 CMS
Celgene Corporation $18.30 06/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101180988 CMS
Celgene Corporation $24.66 10/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101181004 CMS
CSL Behring $25.62 08/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1134650789 CMS
CSL Behring $21.91 10/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1134650797 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $122.08 05/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101748050 CMS
Eisai Inc. $16.49 03/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1110765271 CMS
EMD Serono, Inc. $43.94 01/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120237838 CMS
EMD Serono, Inc. $8.70 01/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120245037 CMS
EMD Serono, Inc. $8.02 02/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120245015 CMS
EMD Serono, Inc. $26.90 05/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120250375 CMS
EMD Serono, Inc. $36.92 05/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120261390 CMS
EMD Serono, Inc. $42.16 06/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120219393 CMS
EMD Serono, Inc. $1.44 07/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120253885 CMS
EMD Serono, Inc. $38.70 07/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120261396 CMS
EMD Serono, Inc. $31.29 08/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120257302 CMS
EMD Serono, Inc. $3.13 08/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120256781 CMS
EMD Serono, Inc. $16.11 11/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120276948 CMS
EMD Serono, Inc. $41.75 12/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120276952 CMS
Genentech USA, Inc. $20.66 02/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1133068646 CMS
Genentech USA, Inc. $21.55 07/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1133068650 CMS
Genentech USA, Inc. $17.41 09/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1133068637 CMS
Genentech USA, Inc. $23.17 10/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1133068642 CMS
Grifols USA, LLC $18.73 10/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1124740984 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $30.52 02/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135213125 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $28.43 03/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135201235 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $30.22 05/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135189311 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $23.24 08/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135171456 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $25.80 10/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135189211 CMS
Lundbeck LLC $17.94 11/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145981137 CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. $22.37 07/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145152590 CMS
MDD US Operations, LLC $95.84 04/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147770730 CMS
MDD US Operations, LLC $117.64 05/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147770732 CMS
MDD US Operations, LLC $93.24 11/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147770728 CMS
MDD US Operations, LLC $69.26 12/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147770726 CMS
Neurelis, Inc. $25.04 07/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145658466 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $24.99 01/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087382904 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $1.55 01/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087382906 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $22.69 02/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087382908 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $2.03 02/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087382910 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $2.21 04/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087382916 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $22.39 04/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087382918 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $3.43 05/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087382920 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $20.58 05/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087382922 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $23.62 08/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087382926 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $3.00 08/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087382928 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $24.54 08/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087382930 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $2.57 08/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087382932 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $3.44 09/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087382942 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $22.38 09/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087382944 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $1.50 11/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087382948 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $2.94 12/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087382950 CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $17.49 01/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119004233 CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $18.72 02/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119004235 CMS
PFIZER INC. $21.00 01/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1130971742 CMS
PFIZER INC. $21.40 01/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131171165 CMS
PFIZER INC. $12.94 02/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131468568 CMS
PFIZER INC. $8.89 03/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131434188 CMS
PFIZER INC. $21.27 03/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131171168 CMS
PFIZER INC. $12.80 04/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131462526 CMS
PFIZER INC. $12.81 05/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131433024 CMS
PFIZER INC. $20.52 05/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131458130 CMS
PFIZER INC. $24.36 05/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131497294 CMS
PFIZER INC. $29.19 06/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131646661 CMS
PFIZER INC. $8.81 07/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131781262 CMS
PFIZER INC. $24.36 07/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131772291 CMS
PFIZER INC. $12.48 08/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131784948 CMS
PFIZER INC. $27.84 09/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131891201 CMS
PFIZER INC. $20.89 10/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131946350 CMS
PFIZER INC. $25.74 10/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131942415 CMS
PFIZER INC. $8.34 10/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132107822 CMS
PFIZER INC. $24.22 12/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131046791 CMS
SK Life Science, Inc. $32.08 02/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154124221 CMS
SK Life Science, Inc. $23.55 03/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154124239 CMS
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $86.30 01/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147842915 CMS
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $100.66 02/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147842917 CMS
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $108.83 02/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147842921 CMS
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $82.69 02/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147842913 CMS
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $105.22 08/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147842919 CMS
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $48.93 08/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147842911 CMS
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $31.54 10/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147842909 CMS
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. $20.49 02/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137697472 CMS
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. $23.76 09/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137697474 CMS
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. $22.13 12/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137697476 CMS
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. $20.62 12/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137697478 CMS
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. $24.85 03/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151532088 CMS
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. $30.78 06/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151532150 CMS
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. $26.50 10/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151532196 CMS
UCB, Inc. $8.54 02/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143192538 CMS
UCB, Inc. $1.38 02/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143192542 CMS
UCB, Inc. $41.30 02/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143192546 CMS
UCB, Inc. $38.99 04/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143192551 CMS
UCB, Inc. $32.28 05/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143192555 CMS
UCB, Inc. $29.66 06/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143192559 CMS
UCB, Inc. $43.59 09/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143192563 CMS
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. $23.91 10/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1133926521 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
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OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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