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Covered recipient · General Payments record

OFELIA C BALTA

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine

NPI
1912980178
CMS profile
177217
Location
SYLVA, NC

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$10,380.99

  • Reported across 744 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$1,132.47

59 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.

Related groups: Internal Medicine NC All categories

By nature of payment

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Food and Beverage $1,132.47 59

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Novo Nordisk AS $220.19 14
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC $197.32 5
ABBVIE INC. $157.63 10
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $78.02 3
Lilly USA, LLC $73.53 4
Acerta Pharma LLC $62.15 4
Abbott Laboratories $51.77 3
Amgen Inc. $50.93 3
Exact Sciences Corporation $39.61 2
PFIZER INC. $35.37 2
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $33.31 2
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. $27.69 1
Tris Pharma Inc $21.48 1
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION $19.50 1
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $17.82 1
Inari Medical, Inc. $16.75 1
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $15.36 1
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. $14.04 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $1,645.41 160
PY2019 $1,801.39 159
PY2020 $1,916.64 125
PY2021 $1,060.97 68
PY2022 $1,378.07 90
PY2023 $1,446.04 83
PY2024 $1,132.47 59

Payment records · PY2024 (59)

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
Abbott Laboratories $13.99 02/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125336548 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $14.12 03/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125336550 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $23.66 05/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125336552 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $14.54 01/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103273223 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $10.70 02/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103273225 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $16.72 02/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103273227 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $23.36 04/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103273229 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $18.04 04/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103273231 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $13.30 04/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103273233 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $17.36 05/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103273235 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $24.73 05/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103273237 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $8.36 06/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103273239 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $10.52 07/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103273241 CMS
Amgen Inc. $14.27 01/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117500796 CMS
Amgen Inc. $21.45 01/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1115438552 CMS
Amgen Inc. $15.21 03/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1115438556 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $13.26 01/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104657269 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $13.27 02/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1105228205 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $14.82 04/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1105543947 CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $20.80 06/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104256551 CMS
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. $27.69 03/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1148309302 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $17.82 04/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086229048 CMS
Exact Sciences Corporation $19.89 04/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1114584511 CMS
Exact Sciences Corporation $19.72 12/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1114584515 CMS
Inari Medical, Inc. $16.75 10/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140060792 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $14.53 01/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135309576 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $16.83 02/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135258032 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $22.23 02/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135297101 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $19.94 03/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135297105 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $19.50 01/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086741557 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $16.79 01/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097300293 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $13.52 01/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1096892103 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $19.27 01/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1096571006 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $15.48 01/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097646984 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $13.97 02/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097289699 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $13.22 02/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097611198 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $14.33 03/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097776930 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $15.89 03/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1096992059 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $8.56 03/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097137412 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $17.74 05/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097233585 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $22.77 09/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1096936167 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $13.02 09/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1096889172 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $14.63 11/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097001821 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $21.00 12/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1097092687 CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $27.24 01/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118857987 CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $25.63 03/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118857989 CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $25.15 04/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118857991 CMS
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $15.36 02/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1113892078 CMS
PFIZER INC. $16.24 01/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132005618 CMS
PFIZER INC. $19.13 03/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131287674 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $17.27 05/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151038082 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $16.04 06/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151038084 CMS
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. $14.04 06/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1114004521 CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC $99.56 05/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153682839 CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC $24.83 06/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153488163 CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC $24.06 11/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153441087 CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC $24.97 12/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153619067 CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC $23.90 12/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153601801 CMS
Tris Pharma Inc $21.48 05/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147230635 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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