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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

WILLIAM A ESPER

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

NPI
1992744221
CMS profile
135791
Location
ERIE, PA

General Payments · PY2018–2019

$2,189.70

  • Reported across 143 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2019

$1,363.87

76 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.

Related groups: Cardiovascular Disease PA All categories

By nature of payment

PY2019 · sorted by reported total

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Food and Beverage $1,355.92 75
Education $7.95 1

By paying entity

PY2019 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. $273.72 12
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $229.14 19
PFIZER INC. $221.99 11
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $188.17 12
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION $105.08 1
Amgen Inc. $65.31 4
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION $54.36 4
Amarin Pharma Inc. $52.06 3
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC $39.04 2
Lundbeck LLC $35.13 2
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $34.67 2
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $18.75 1
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $17.50 1
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. $17.17 1
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $11.78 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $825.83 67
PY2019 $1,363.87 76

Payment records · PY2019 (76)

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

Program year 2019 2018 Record-level detail is published for PY2019; earlier years are summarised in “By program year”.
Paying entity Amount Date Nature of payment Dispute status Published Record ID Source
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. $25.28 01/17/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 659741937 CMS
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. $18.49 03/14/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 659741939 CMS
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. $14.93 04/11/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 659741941 CMS
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. $14.93 05/20/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 659741943 CMS
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. $19.06 06/06/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 659741945 CMS
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. $6.78 06/20/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 659741947 CMS
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. $98.50 07/18/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 659741949 CMS
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. $8.89 09/17/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 659741951 CMS
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. $11.20 09/19/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 659741953 CMS
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. $15.64 10/17/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 659741955 CMS
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. $18.68 10/29/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 659741957 CMS
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. $21.34 11/07/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 659741959 CMS
Amarin Pharma Inc. $17.30 07/30/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 699188145 CMS
Amarin Pharma Inc. $21.70 09/20/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 699220729 CMS
Amarin Pharma Inc. $13.06 12/12/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 699283045 CMS
Amgen Inc. $20.18 04/11/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 663321273 CMS
Amgen Inc. $11.63 05/02/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 663173581 CMS
Amgen Inc. $12.77 08/27/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 663173584 CMS
Amgen Inc. $20.73 11/05/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 663321277 CMS
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $17.50 09/03/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 628486879 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $6.43 01/03/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 700098467 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $15.00 02/28/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 700098465 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $8.32 03/07/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 700098463 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $9.16 04/18/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 700098461 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $9.36 05/29/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 700098459 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $10.59 06/13/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 700098457 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $15.09 07/16/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 700098455 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $67.76 08/22/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 700098587 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $10.62 09/03/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 700098593 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $9.88 10/14/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 700098591 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $10.72 11/11/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 700098589 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $15.24 12/05/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 708444141 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $105.08 06/20/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 663277195 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $11.78 12/10/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 651462755 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $17.45 03/14/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 681509727 CMS
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $17.22 04/23/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 681509729 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $14.93 01/22/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 658557747 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $15.08 02/12/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 658557758 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $9.65 03/12/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 658557785 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $4.09 03/15/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 658557789 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $20.78 03/22/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 658557793 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $16.16 04/26/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 658557832 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $15.90 06/21/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 658557893 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $2.60 07/08/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 658557905 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $7.95 07/18/2019 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 658557921 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $4.95 07/24/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 658557925 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $14.59 08/07/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 658557929 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $3.86 08/20/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 658557945 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $11.47 09/05/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 658557957 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $17.80 09/13/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 658557973 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $12.54 10/15/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 658558007 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $13.99 10/22/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 658558011 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $13.99 11/19/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 658558021 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $15.28 11/22/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 658558025 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $13.53 12/19/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 658558033 CMS
Lundbeck LLC $12.66 03/26/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 684295151 CMS
Lundbeck LLC $22.47 08/22/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 684295153 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $14.42 01/15/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 659200083 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $12.47 02/19/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 659200087 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $15.44 05/21/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 659200091 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $12.03 10/08/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 659200095 CMS
PFIZER INC. $14.00 01/10/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 671868397 CMS
PFIZER INC. $4.99 02/13/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 672340789 CMS
PFIZER INC. $11.91 05/09/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 672023805 CMS
PFIZER INC. $14.70 05/23/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 672612037 CMS
PFIZER INC. $122.22 08/08/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 672365645 CMS
PFIZER INC. $14.66 08/20/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 672638077 CMS
PFIZER INC. $3.96 09/17/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 672805667 CMS
PFIZER INC. $8.33 10/03/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 673174667 CMS
PFIZER INC. $12.41 11/07/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 673645393 CMS
PFIZER INC. $14.25 12/03/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 673684495 CMS
PFIZER INC. $0.56 12/03/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 673774475 CMS
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. $17.17 03/28/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 673375089 CMS
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC $16.06 03/19/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 693987105 CMS
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC $22.98 10/10/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 694187841 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $18.75 05/01/2019 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 625116649 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
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2018 , PY2019
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2019_P01232026_01102026.csv

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