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Covered recipient · General Payments record

MICHAEL EPSTEIN

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

NPI
1942238928
CMS profile
178925
Location
ANNAPOLIS, MD

General Payments · PY2018–2023

$316,816.78

  • Reported across 1,044 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2023

$3,182.25

68 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

PY2023 · sorted by reported total

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Consulting Fee $1,875.00 1
Food and Beverage $1,307.25 67

By paying entity

PY2023 · sorted by reported total

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $154,823.37 327
PY2019 $61,376.50 194
PY2020 $31,165.84 131
PY2021 $39,987.75 153
PY2022 $26,281.07 171
PY2023 $3,182.25 68

Payment records · PY2023 (68)

Sorted by paying entity, then date · as published by CMS

Program year 2023 20182019202020212022 Record-level detail is published for PY2023; earlier years are summarised in “By program year”.
Paying entity Amount Date Nature of payment Dispute status Published Record ID Source
ABBVIE INC. $18.05 01/11/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 997213057 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $18.15 01/17/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 997213059 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $20.76 01/19/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 997213061 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $12.96 01/30/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 997213063 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $13.15 02/01/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 997213065 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $16.87 02/21/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 997213067 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $12.48 03/10/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 997213069 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $20.00 03/14/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 997213071 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $14.05 03/16/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 997213073 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $16.11 03/21/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 997213075 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $3.64 04/03/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 997213077 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $14.81 04/03/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 997213079 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $16.97 04/07/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 997213081 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $12.26 04/18/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 997213083 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $26.23 04/27/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 997213085 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $16.99 05/04/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 997213087 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $20.84 05/11/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 997213089 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $14.53 05/30/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 997213091 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $9.65 06/06/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 997213093 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $21.71 06/29/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 997213095 CMS
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. $13.37 06/22/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1006178231 CMS
Amgen Inc. $29.27 02/08/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1020028879 CMS
Amgen Inc. $20.50 06/13/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1020028881 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $8.84 01/18/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1052945893 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $83.10 03/08/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1052945895 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $19.49 04/06/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1052945897 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $20.07 05/10/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1052945899 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $21.28 07/13/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1052945901 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $1,875.00 08/28/2023 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1052945903 CMS
Celgene Corporation $23.60 02/15/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1015835647 CMS
Celgene Corporation $21.68 03/06/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1015835651 CMS
Celgene Corporation $22.02 04/25/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1015835703 CMS
Daiichi Sankyo Inc. $17.41 01/23/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1006369519 CMS
Daiichi Sankyo Inc. $16.35 03/27/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1006367927 CMS
Daiichi Sankyo Inc. $14.50 06/12/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1006440555 CMS
GENZYME CORPORATION $22.46 01/24/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1050238173 CMS
GENZYME CORPORATION $37.05 02/02/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1050238197 CMS
GENZYME CORPORATION $27.17 06/06/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1050238273 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $19.76 03/29/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1025824773 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $17.29 03/29/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1025918969 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $17.93 04/28/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1025896505 CMS
INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. $22.16 02/07/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1053825671 CMS
INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. $19.81 06/20/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1053825675 CMS
Intra-Sana Laboratories $12.86 01/09/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1057047639 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $17.61 02/08/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 988408022 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $17.21 05/01/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 988408013 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $14.11 03/13/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1048554481 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $15.52 05/31/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1048818409 CMS
Micro-tech Endoscopy USA, Inc. $28.15 05/18/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 987661801 CMS
Organon LLC $11.40 02/22/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1046773387 CMS
PFIZER INC. $21.65 02/03/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1049531723 CMS
PFIZER INC. $20.29 03/01/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1049681625 CMS
PFIZER INC. $17.86 04/04/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1049210397 CMS
PFIZER INC. $20.29 05/03/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1049376507 CMS
PFIZER INC. $20.29 06/07/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1050322395 CMS
Pharmacosmos Therapeutics Inc. $23.20 06/24/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1046247649 CMS
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. $18.44 02/23/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 999164893 CMS
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. $17.32 03/22/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 999164897 CMS
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. $18.88 05/22/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 999164901 CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC $12.83 01/11/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1057072543 CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC $29.47 03/15/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1057453937 CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC $24.58 04/10/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1057396609 CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC $13.12 06/13/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1057069609 CMS
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. $13.62 01/12/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1055383937 CMS
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. $21.71 01/19/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1055383939 CMS
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. $18.87 02/14/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1055383941 CMS
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. $19.88 03/23/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1055383943 CMS
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. $22.77 06/22/2023 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1055383945 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
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2018 , PY2019 , PY2020 , PY2021 , PY2022 , PY2023
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2023_P01232026_01102026.csv

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