Medicare Enrolled

Dr. George Gorich, M.D.

Internal Medicine · Carmel, NY
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
672 STONELEIGH AVE, Carmel, NY 10512
8452795187
In practice since 2006 (20 years)
NPI: 1730125618 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Gorich from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Gorich

Dr. George Gorich is an internal medicine specialist in Carmel, NY, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Gorich performed 7,663 Medicare services across 1,072 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Gorich received a total of $10,179 from 56 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 472 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal medicine. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Gorich is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 20 years in practice ▲ Top 3% volume in NY $10,179 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
7,663
Medicare services
Top 3% in NY for internal medicine
1,072
Unique beneficiaries
$72
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~383 Medicare services per year of practice

Top procedures by volume

Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.

Procedure Volume Avg. paid Avg. submitted
Nursing facility visit, low complexity
A daily follow-up visit for an existing patient in a nursing facility involving straightforward medical decision making. The visit requires at least 15 minutes of time if time is used to determine the level of care.
5,698 $61 $169
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)
A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
1,189 $100 $200
Initial nursing facility care, high complexity
An initial visit by a healthcare provider to a patient in a nursing facility involving a high level of medical decision making, lasting at least 45 minutes.
400 $148 $410
Nursing facility visit, moderate complexity
A follow-up visit by a healthcare provider at a nursing facility for an established patient. The visit involves moderate medical decision making and takes at least 30 minutes.
232 $82 $211
Nursing facility visit, established patient, straightforward
A follow-up visit by a healthcare provider at a nursing facility for an established patient. The visit involves straightforward medical decision making and lasts at least 10 minutes.
100 $34 $105
New patient office visit (45-59 min)
An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter.
33 $126 $330
Nursing facility discharge management, more than 30 minutes
This service involves care coordination and management activities performed by a healthcare professional to prepare a patient for discharge from a nursing facility. It requires more than 30 minutes of time spent on these activities.
11 $111 $205
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$10,179
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,454/year across 7 years
Top 9% in NY for internal medicine
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
56
Companies
472
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment profile

Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.

Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$10,119 (99.4%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$60 (0.6%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$3,543
2023
$2,502
2022
$1,450
2021
$789
2020
$233
2019
$588
2018
$1,074

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
ABBVIE INC.
$843
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$291
PFIZER INC.
$230
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$207
Lilly USA, LLC
$205
Indivior Inc.
$205
Braeburn Inc.
$204
Novo Nordisk Inc
$139
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$125
Lundbeck LLC
$113
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$102
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$92
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.
$73
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$73
Eisai Inc.
$72
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$64
Orexo US, Inc.
$59
ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.)
$56
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC
$54
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$47
Mylan Specialty L.P.
$46
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.
$44
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC
$41
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$34
Corcept Therapeutics
$28
Celgene Corporation
$26
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$25
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$16
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$15
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$14
Top 3 companies account for 38.5% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
ABBVIE INC.
$1,296
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$670
Novo Nordisk Inc
$650
PFIZER INC.
$634
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$558
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$506
Lilly USA, LLC
$411
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$379
Indivior Inc.
$335
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$310
Mylan Specialty L.P.
$278
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$259
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$243
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC
$224
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$217
Orexo US, Inc.
$211
Braeburn Inc.
$204
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$197
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$169
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$166
Lundbeck LLC
$154
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc
$148
Alkermes, Inc.
$147
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$131
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$131
Grifols USA, LLC
$125
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$125
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$122
ITI, Inc.
$100
Almatica Pharma LLC
$91
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.
$73
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$73
Eisai Inc.
$72
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$63
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC
$60
ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.)
$56
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.
$49
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$47
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$45
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.
$44
Purdue Pharma L.P.
$41
Shire North American Group Inc
$41
Heron Therapeutics, Inc.
$38
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$32
KCI USA, Inc
$30
Corcept Therapeutics
$28
Celgene Corporation
$26
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$25
Davol Inc.
$24
Acerus Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$22
TELA Bio, Inc.
$21
Abbott Laboratories
$18
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$15
Melinta Therapeutics, Inc.
$14
Corium, LLC
$14
Shionogi Inc
$14
Top 3 companies account for 25.7% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ADVAIR · AIRSUPRA · APONVIE · APTIOM · ARISTADA · Auvelity · Azstarys · BELBUCA · BREZTRI · BRIXADI · BUNAVAIL 2.1 mg 30-count box · Baxdela · Belbuca · CAPLYTA · CHANTIX · COLOGUARD DNA CAPTURE REAGENTS · COMIRNATY · ELIQUIS · ENTRESTO · Edarbi · FARXIGA · FASENRA · FreeStyle Libre · GRALISE · Horizant · INVOKANA · JARDIANCE · JYNARQUE · KEVEYIS · Kerendia · Korlym · LEQVIO · LOKELMA · LOREEV XR · LYRICA · Leqembi · MOUNJARO · MYDAYIS · MYRBETRIQ · Myrbetriq · NUEDEXTA · NUPLAZID · NURTEC ODT · Natesto · Nuedexta · OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) · Ozempic · PAXLOVID · PREMARIN · Phasix Mesh · Prolastin-C · QELBREE · QULIPTA · QUVIVIQ · RAYALDEE · REBLOZYL · RELISTOR · REXULTI · RYBELSUS · Rybelsus · SEGLENTIS · SOLIQUA 100/33 · SUBLOCADE · SYMPROIC · Saxenda · Seglentis · Symproic · TOUJEO · TRELEGY ELLIPTA · TRINTELLIX · Trintellix · UBRELVY · Utibron · VAC VERAFLO · VIVITROL · VOQUEZNA · VRAYLAR · VYVANSE · Velphoro · Veozah · Vivitrol · Wegovy · XARELTO · XIFAXAN · XTAMPZA · YUPELRI · Yupelri · Zubsolv · Zynrelef
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →

Most payments (99%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 9% for internal medicine in NY.

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Geographic Context

Internal medicine physicians within 10 mi
691
Per 100K population
705.2
County median income
$127,405
Nearest hospital
PUTNAM HOSPITAL CENTER
0.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES Weekly updates
Medicare Enrollment PECOS Monthly updates
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not public N/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Gorich is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 3% in NY), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 9% of NY peers, with 20 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Gorich experienced with nursing facility visit, low complexity?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Gorich performed 5,698 nursing facility visit, low complexity services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Gorich receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Gorich received a total of $10,179 from 56 companies across 472 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Gorich's costs compare to other internal medicine physicians in Carmel?
Dr. Gorich's average Medicare payment per service is $72. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Gorich) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Payments from industry are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →