Alok Kothari
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology · Phoenix, AZNPI 1407143217
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Merck accounts for 73.8% of it on its own, with 4 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $967 and has fallen 94.8% since, to $50 in 2025.
Across 17 payments — averaging $77.07 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Merck$967
- Bayer$243
- Novartis$44
- Tempus AI, Inc$28
- Caris MPI, Inc.$28
Across 43 payments — averaging $6779.49 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.
- Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.$104K
- Daiichi Sankyo Inc.$90K
- Eli Lilly$58K
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$18K
- Pfizer$18K
- Incyte Corporation$4K
- plus $1K from 1 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$67752%
- Food & beverage$63348%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Merck | 10 | $967 |
| Bayer | 3 | $243 |
| Novartis | 2 | $44 |
| Tempus AI, Inc | 1 | $28 |
| Caris MPI, Inc. | 1 | $28 |
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
$1,310 in reported general payments places this provider in the 55th percentile of 42 pediatric hematology-oncology providers in Arizona.
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Other pediatric hematology-oncology in Phoenix
- Dana SalzbergPhoenix$380K
- Holly MillerPhoenix$132K
- Natasha BalaPhoenix$82K
- Michael MangumPhoenix$75K
- Michael HenryPhoenix$33K
- Alexander NgwubePhoenix$23K
- Thomas GrossPhoenix$21K
- Christine KnollPhoenix$11K
- Mario OttoPhoenix$11K
- Shanna WhitePhoenix$7K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.