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Covered recipient · General Payments record

ERIC JOSEPH LAI

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine Nephrology

NPI: 1942592522
CMS profile: 703907
Location: PLEASANTON, CA

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General Payments · PY2019–2025

CMS publication 2026-06-30

Latest program year · PY2025

$15,444.98

86 records · 0 disputed

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By nature of payment

PY2025 · sorted by reported total

Nature of payment	Amount	Records
Consulting Fee	$11,054.00	4
Travel and Lodging	$2,208.09	7
Food and Beverage	$2,130.27	72
Education	$52.62	3

By paying entity

PY2025 · sorted by reported total

Paying entity	Amount	Records
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION	$7,337.51	18
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.	$6,676.61	11
Acerta Pharma LLC	$244.45	10
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$209.77	9
CALLIDITAS THERAPEUTICS US INC.	$144.86	4
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.	$138.44	7
Amgen Inc.	$106.05	4
Novo Nordisk AS	$90.20	3
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$89.03	3
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.	$86.79	4
Retrophin, Inc.	$67.10	3
Ardelyx, Inc.	$57.60	2
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc.	$54.99	2
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC	$52.62	3
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$31.42	1
Relypsa, Inc.	$29.11	1
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$28.43	1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program year	Amount	Records
PY2019	$140.79	3
PY2020	$86.35	2
PY2021	$480.03	10
PY2022	$2,607.48	40
PY2023	$2,547.46	46
PY2024	$1,497.11	52
PY2025	$15,444.98	86

Payment records · PY2025 (86)

Ordering applied by this site (date, newest first, then paying entity) · record values are shown as CMS published them

Program year 2025 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Record-level detail is published for PY2025; earlier years are summarised in “By program year”.

Paying entity	Amount	Date	Nature of payment	Dispute status	Published	Record ID	Source
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$194.44	12/23/2025	Travel and Lodging	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1211403569	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$5,525.00	12/23/2025	Consulting Fee	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1211403571	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$24.27	12/17/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1206697100	CMS
Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc.	$27.46	12/16/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1235000284	CMS
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.	$15.51	12/11/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1244806053	CMS
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.	$6.72	12/11/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1244806055	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$323.36	12/06/2025	Travel and Lodging	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1200729484	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$350.34	12/06/2025	Travel and Lodging	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1200729486	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$198.79	12/06/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1200729488	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$436.96	12/05/2025	Travel and Lodging	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1200729478	CMS
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.	$84.62	12/05/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1225323706	CMS
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.	$140.11	12/05/2025	Travel and Lodging	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1225323708	CMS
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.	$2,910.00	12/05/2025	Consulting Fee	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1225323710	CMS
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.	$873.00	12/05/2025	Consulting Fee	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1225323712	CMS
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.	$1,746.00	12/05/2025	Consulting Fee	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1225323714	CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$29.75	12/04/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1227385505	CMS
Ardelyx, Inc.	$27.91	11/26/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1247861582	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$24.15	11/22/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1207057120	CMS
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.	$50.00	11/15/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1225323698	CMS
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.	$25.00	11/15/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1225323700	CMS
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.	$50.00	11/15/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1225323702	CMS
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.	$35.00	11/15/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1225323704	CMS
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.	$219.25	11/14/2025	Travel and Lodging	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1225323694	CMS
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.	$543.63	11/14/2025	Travel and Lodging	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1225323696	CMS
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc.	$26.74	11/11/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1249416983	CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$25.11	11/05/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1227385503	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$32.45	10/31/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1189114981	CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$25.45	10/24/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1227385497	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$34.24	10/21/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1200681940	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$34.61	10/10/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1200681944	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$29.84	10/02/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1206134720	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$26.27	10/01/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1207154122	CMS
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$31.42	09/25/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1253194010	CMS
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC	$14.21	09/16/2025	Education	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1222084944	CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$23.70	09/09/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1227385492	CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$28.45	08/28/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1227385488	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$16.48	08/27/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1200681950	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$32.06	08/26/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1200681948	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$30.78	08/19/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1200681946	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$31.49	08/18/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1228282659	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$33.28	08/13/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1200681942	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$29.51	08/08/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1228282657	CMS
Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc.	$5.52	08/05/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1235000280	CMS
Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc.	$31.75	08/05/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1235000282	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$20.10	07/19/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1207279251	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$31.40	07/19/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188359320	CMS
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc.	$28.25	07/18/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1249411549	CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$24.00	07/09/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1227385485	CMS
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.	$23.87	07/08/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1244806051	CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$27.61	06/14/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1225616138	CMS
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.	$24.94	06/12/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1244806057	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$29.51	06/10/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1228282663	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$15.54	06/06/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1228282661	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$26.35	05/31/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1188324679	CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc.	$33.45	05/14/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1244419038	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$22.50	05/13/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1206671100	CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.	$21.16	05/09/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1211977570	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$22.15	05/05/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1200729464	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$11.05	05/05/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1200729466	CMS
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.	$24.17	05/01/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1244806061	CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc.	$4.33	04/29/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1244419034	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$29.66	04/25/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1206298800	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$33.06	04/22/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1200729490	CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$0.56	04/21/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1227385477	CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$23.75	04/21/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1227385481	CMS
Ardelyx, Inc.	$29.69	04/16/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1247861580	CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.	$27.83	04/16/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1211977568	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$26.78	04/12/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1206229828	CMS
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.	$19.56	04/01/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1244806059	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$20.77	03/28/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1200729454	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$6.57	03/28/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1200729456	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$18.25	03/27/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1206395620	CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$34.68	03/15/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1225616140	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$22.63	03/14/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1206243282	CMS
Vifor Pharma, Inc.	$29.11	03/14/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1172028283	CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.	$22.96	03/12/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1211977566	CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$29.00	03/12/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1227385473	CMS
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.	$14.84	03/07/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1211977564	CMS
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC	$19.15	03/06/2025	Education	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1222084939	CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc.	$29.32	03/04/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1244419036	CMS
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$28.43	02/21/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1248613666	CMS
Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc.	$80.13	02/19/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1235000277	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$33.57	02/04/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1200729452	CMS
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC	$19.26	01/31/2025	Education	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1222084932	CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$26.74	01/25/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1225616136	CMS
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.	$23.67	01/15/2025	Food and Beverage	No dispute reported	06/30/2026	1244806049	CMS

Source & provenance

Dataset: CMS Open Payments — General Payments
Publisher of source data: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS publication date: 2026-06-30
Program years on this page: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Source files: Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2019 , PY2020 , PY2021 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024 , PY2025
Generated from: OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2025_P06302026_06032026.csv

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Plain: ERIC JOSEPH LAI, NPI 1942592522. IndustryPayments, data edition 2026-07-26T04:22:22Z. https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1942592522.
APA 7: IndustryPayments. (2026). ERIC JOSEPH LAI, NPI 1942592522 (Data edition 2026-07-26T04:22:22Z) [Data set]. https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1942592522
Bluebook: ERIC JOSEPH LAI, NPI 1942592522, IndustryPayments (data edition 2026-07-26T04:22:22Z), https://industrypayments.org/provider/npi-1942592522.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Open Payments.