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

WOLFGANG WINKELMAYER

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine Nephrology

NPI
1871757021
CMS profile
445393
Location
HOUSTON, TX

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$461,667.79

  • Reported across 297 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$82,210.61

44 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

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $58,270.06 56
PY2019 $41,111.04 65
PY2020 $40,921.91 26
PY2021 $39,653.53 20
PY2022 $98,453.62 45
PY2023 $101,047.02 41
PY2024 $82,210.61 44

Payment records · PY2024 (44)

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
AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC $2,755.00 03/07/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145823672 CMS
AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC $4,720.00 03/18/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145831947 CMS
AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC $2,065.00 08/06/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145823658 CMS
AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC $1,450.00 08/06/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145823660 CMS
AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC $125.00 10/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145832129 CMS
AstraZeneca UK Limited $2,334.00 01/08/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1093897160 CMS
AstraZeneca UK Limited $1,556.00 04/25/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1093902918 CMS
AstraZeneca UK Limited $10.53 05/24/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1093890447 CMS
AstraZeneca UK Limited $72.12 05/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1094034845 CMS
AstraZeneca UK Limited $1,167.00 11/25/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1093933232 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH $9,647.76 02/04/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118205140 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH $7.99 02/26/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118205100 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH $352.01 02/26/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118205120 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH $1,375.00 02/26/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118205128 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH $1,650.00 02/26/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118205132 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH $2,200.00 02/26/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118205136 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH $10,400.00 02/26/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118205144 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH $41.45 07/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118205104 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH $42.93 07/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118205108 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH $87.26 07/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118205112 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH $163.62 07/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118205116 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH $438.11 07/12/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118205124 CMS
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC $4,865.00 11/04/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146757612 CMS
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC $11.11 11/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146758028 CMS
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC $267.19 11/06/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146758034 CMS
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC $133.99 11/06/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146758052 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $332.80 03/07/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141763241 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $263.98 03/07/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141763243 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $8,992.50 03/25/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141693182 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $545.00 06/10/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141693078 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $216.64 06/11/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141791762 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $89.99 06/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141791928 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $7,024.40 06/12/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141791758 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $43.97 06/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141791760 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $63.37 06/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141895839 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $43.32 06/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141895985 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $150.00 06/19/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141714386 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $8,170.00 06/19/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141714388 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $446.84 02/22/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087426238 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $7,037.50 02/23/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087426248 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $185.81 02/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087426250 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $215.76 02/23/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087426252 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $265.66 02/23/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087426254 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $185.00 02/23/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087426256 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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