Covered recipient · General Payments record

BRUCE AVRAM BLACKER

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine

NPI: 1982603924
CMS profile: 134788
Location: CHICAGO, IL

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$14,154.08

Reported across 706 records
CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$1,607.99

72 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 payment	Amount	Records
Food and Beverage	$1,607.99	72

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entity	Amount	Records
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION	$199.53	8
Acerta Pharma LLC	$189.25	8
Napo Pharmaceuticals Inc	$179.71	6
Lundbeck LLC	$165.95	13
ABBVIE INC.	$117.69	4
Amgen Inc.	$112.39	4
Exact Sciences Corporation	$111.56	4
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	$102.03	4
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$84.92	4
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$66.30	3
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$57.06	2
ITI, Inc.	$46.41	2
Novo Nordisk AS	$40.78	2
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$29.65	2
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.	$22.69	1
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.	$19.82	1
Mylan Specialty L.P.	$19.72	1
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$14.82	1
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$13.93	1
PFIZER INC.	$13.78	1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program year	Amount	Records
PY2018	$2,569.33	138
PY2019	$2,039.35	106
PY2020	$1,979.20	106
PY2021	$2,166.16	108
PY2022	$1,875.78	82
PY2023	$1,916.27	94
PY2024	$1,607.99	72

Payment records · PY2024 (72)

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

Program year 2024 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 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.	$29.66	09/09/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1103332950	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$29.35	09/30/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1103332952	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$29.34	10/28/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1103332954	CMS
ABBVIE INC.	$29.34	11/18/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1103332956	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$27.08	02/27/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1111531178	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$28.23	06/03/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1111531180	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$28.76	10/24/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1111531182	CMS
Amgen Inc.	$28.32	12/17/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1111531184	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$16.99	05/16/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1104339880	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$17.50	05/16/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105526837	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$34.42	07/10/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105274415	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$32.15	08/09/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105878363	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$17.82	09/03/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105867490	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$17.95	09/12/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1104412661	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$29.76	10/10/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1105762566	CMS
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$22.66	11/12/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1104244243	CMS
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.	$22.69	12/12/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1148269114	CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$13.93	06/14/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1118260639	CMS
Exact Sciences Corporation	$28.15	01/23/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1114593543	CMS
Exact Sciences Corporation	$25.90	03/06/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1114593547	CMS
Exact Sciences Corporation	$28.38	07/25/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1114593551	CMS
Exact Sciences Corporation	$29.13	08/27/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1114593555	CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	$17.83	04/25/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1133762422	CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	$21.89	05/30/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1133762424	CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	$31.78	07/15/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1133762426	CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	$30.53	09/14/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1133762428	CMS
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.	$19.82	02/29/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1148043580	CMS
ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.)	$22.42	11/05/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1143195604	CMS
ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.)	$23.99	12/10/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1143195608	CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$22.65	02/06/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1078003688	CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$26.68	07/17/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1078005306	CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$16.97	08/07/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1078004160	CMS
Lundbeck LLC	$2.93	02/12/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1145898126	CMS
Lundbeck LLC	$19.17	02/12/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1145898128	CMS
Lundbeck LLC	$2.19	03/04/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1145898130	CMS
Lundbeck LLC	$14.59	03/04/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1145898132	CMS
Lundbeck LLC	$23.71	03/13/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1145898134	CMS
Lundbeck LLC	$15.21	04/15/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1145898136	CMS
Lundbeck LLC	$26.52	05/30/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1145898138	CMS
Lundbeck LLC	$19.94	06/10/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1145898140	CMS
Lundbeck LLC	$2.99	06/10/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1145898142	CMS
Lundbeck LLC	$18.47	07/02/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1145898144	CMS
Lundbeck LLC	$2.50	07/02/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1145898146	CMS
Lundbeck LLC	$2.95	07/08/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1145898148	CMS
Lundbeck LLC	$14.78	07/08/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1145898150	CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$27.11	08/16/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1141658978	CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$29.95	09/17/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1141658976	CMS
Mylan Specialty L.P.	$19.72	07/30/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1147294987	CMS
Napo Pharmaceuticals Inc	$26.78	01/22/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1147971225	CMS
Napo Pharmaceuticals Inc	$31.24	03/17/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1147971722	CMS
Napo Pharmaceuticals Inc	$28.72	05/19/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1147972369	CMS
Napo Pharmaceuticals Inc	$29.28	07/21/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1147972855	CMS
Napo Pharmaceuticals Inc	$35.14	09/21/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1147973613	CMS
Napo Pharmaceuticals Inc	$28.55	11/25/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1147974246	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$29.74	04/09/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1086672395	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$31.63	05/14/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1086672409	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$26.95	05/21/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1086672419	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$29.55	06/18/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1086672425	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$12.25	08/06/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1086672433	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$30.61	08/13/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1086672431	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$8.48	08/27/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1086672435	CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$30.32	10/01/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1086672441	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$15.93	04/25/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1097453261	CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc	$24.85	06/29/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1097798563	CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$19.72	05/13/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1118863395	CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$22.21	06/04/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1118863397	CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$20.51	10/15/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1118863399	CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$22.48	11/14/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1118863401	CMS
PFIZER INC.	$13.78	03/15/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1132016633	CMS
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$14.82	03/06/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1153513730	CMS
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$13.71	09/10/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1144589340	CMS
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$15.94	10/29/2024	Food and Beverage	Undisputed	01/23/2026	1144589342	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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