Akihiro Asai
Pediatric Gastroenterology · Cincinnati, OHNPI 1063672830
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $22,923 of the $29,884 with a category attached, or 76.7%. 7 manufacturers reported payments, led by Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. at 37.2% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $15,361 and has fallen 98.2% since, to $271 in 2025. Among pediatric gastroenterology clinicians in OH with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 32 payments — averaging $933.88 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$11K
- Albireo Pharma, Inc.$9K
- Sanofi$8K
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$2K
- Madrigal Pharmaceuticals$104
- Ipsen Innovation$100
- plus $27 from 1 others
Across 48 payments — averaging $8268.91 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Modernatx, Inc.$176K
- Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$101K
- Albireo Pharma, Inc.$69K
- Gilead$46K
- Travere Therapeutics, Inc.$6K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$22,92377%
- Speaking & faculty fees$2,0007%
- Travel & lodging$3,54912%
- Food & beverage$1,4135%
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 21 | $11,112 |
| Albireo Pharma, Inc. | 4 | $8,958 |
| Sanofi | 3 | $7,584 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $2,000 |
| Madrigal Pharmaceuticals | 1 | $104 |
| Ipsen Innovation | 1 | $100 |
| Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc | 1 | $27 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
How this compares
$29,884 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 114 pediatric gastroenterology providers in Ohio.
Other pediatric gastroenterology in Cincinnati
- William BalistreriCincinnati$176K
- James HeubiCincinnati$59K
- Ajay KaulCincinnati$31K
- Neha SantucciCincinnati$30K
- Alexander MiethkeCincinnati$24K
- Vincent MukkadaCincinnati$24K
- Samuel KocoshisCincinnati$19K
- Khalil El-ChammasCincinnati$15K
- Jose GarzaCincinnati$13K
- Stephanie OliveiraCincinnati$7K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.