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

KENNETH JOHN VEGA

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

NPI
1962479238
CMS profile
43226
Location
AUGUSTA, GA

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$49,756.79

  • Reported across 85 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$44,335.70

47 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 $581.91 2
PY2019 $457.58 8
PY2021 $374.57 2
PY2022 $2,232.51 14
PY2023 $1,774.52 12
PY2024 $44,335.70 47

Payment records · PY2024 (47)

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

Program year 2024 20182019202120222023 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
ABBVIE INC. $23.03 02/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1106276972 CMS
Celgene Corporation $17.57 01/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101087519 CMS
GENZYME CORPORATION $14.76 01/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1139991225 CMS
Lilly USA, LLC $21.64 02/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1135107059 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $1,200.00 03/20/2024 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 1151135989 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $600.00 03/20/2024 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 1151135991 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $10.15 03/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151135993 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $125.07 04/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151135995 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $4,200.00 04/10/2024 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 1151135997 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $89.97 05/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151135999 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $4,200.00 05/08/2024 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 1151136001 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $112.20 05/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151136003 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $4,200.00 05/22/2024 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 1151136005 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $124.80 06/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151136007 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $48.81 06/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151136009 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $51.03 06/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151136011 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $12.50 06/17/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151136013 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $225.31 06/17/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151136015 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $4,200.00 06/19/2024 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 1151136017 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $4,200.00 06/19/2024 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 1151136019 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $4,200.00 06/26/2024 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 1151136021 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $4,200.00 07/24/2024 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 1151136023 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $692.18 07/26/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151136025 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $872.95 07/26/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151136027 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $135.00 07/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151136029 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $29.30 07/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151136031 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $47.87 07/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151136033 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $29.30 07/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151136035 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $35.23 07/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151136037 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $55.61 07/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151136039 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $104.80 08/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151136041 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $183.68 08/15/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151136043 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $4,200.00 08/21/2024 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 1151136045 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $23.58 08/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151136047 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $143.46 08/28/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151136049 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $432.82 10/02/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151136051 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $533.32 10/09/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151136053 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $109.65 10/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151136055 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $4,200.00 10/30/2024 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 1151136057 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $161.28 12/17/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151136059 CMS
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $106.40 12/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151136061 CMS
QOL Medical, LLC $35.00 01/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147726912 CMS
QOL Medical, LLC $37.65 02/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147726914 CMS
QOL Medical, LLC $24.57 03/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147726916 CMS
QOL Medical, LLC $32.69 07/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147726918 CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC $18.00 11/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153605026 CMS
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. $14.52 02/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137692105 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, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2018 , PY2019 , PY2021 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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