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

TARUN BHARGAVA

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Orthopaedic Surgery Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI
1952527442
CMS profile
43644
Location
WICHITA, KS

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$627,496.51

  • Reported across 433 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$58,872.16

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

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Consulting Fee $52,325.00 21
Travel and Lodging $5,806.81 11
Food and Beverage $740.35 12

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $57,731.50 38
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $1,122.35 5
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED $18.31 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $138,378.99 64
PY2019 $102,312.51 53
PY2020 $77,390.29 50
PY2021 $55,082.61 53
PY2022 $64,807.86 53
PY2023 $130,652.09 116
PY2024 $58,872.16 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
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $975.00 01/03/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154727963 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $3,900.00 01/03/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154727967 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $3,900.00 01/03/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154727975 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $1,300.00 01/09/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154727965 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $1,300.00 01/09/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154727971 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $2,533.74 01/26/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154727977 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $205.58 01/26/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154728055 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $650.00 01/31/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154727969 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $325.00 01/31/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154727973 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $9,750.00 03/12/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154727989 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $2,600.00 03/12/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154728001 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $4,550.00 03/12/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154728009 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $120.80 03/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154728011 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $17.48 03/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154728013 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $48.00 03/12/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154728017 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $65.79 04/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154728045 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $1,300.00 05/01/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154727981 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $5.72 05/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154728047 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $123.47 07/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154728033 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $1,022.48 07/11/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154728039 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $48.95 07/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154728035 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $400.60 07/13/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154728053 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $202.36 07/13/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154728057 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $229.96 07/13/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154728059 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $2,600.00 09/10/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154727997 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $3,900.00 09/19/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154727993 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $72.02 09/19/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154728015 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $43.00 09/19/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154728019 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $3,900.00 09/19/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154728021 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $650.00 09/24/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154727995 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $145.32 09/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154728049 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $121.23 10/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154728031 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $1,300.00 11/06/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154727979 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $650.00 11/06/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154727999 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $2,600.00 12/04/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154727985 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $975.00 12/04/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154728003 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $1,950.00 12/10/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154727987 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $3,250.00 12/10/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154728005 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $15.41 01/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151259896 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $225.87 04/05/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151259902 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $823.20 04/05/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151259904 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $48.74 04/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151259898 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $9.13 04/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151259900 CMS
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED $18.31 08/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1105924129 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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