Ami Shah
Rheumatology · Tampa, FLNPI 1144781428
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 98.4% of the total across 143 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 18 manufacturers reported payments, led by Sanofi at 26.3% of the total. That places this record below the midpoint for rheumatology clinicians in FL, where the typical reported total is $6,335.
Across 143 payments — averaging $43.07 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Sanofi$2K
- Amgen$1K
- UCB, Inc.$775
- Johnson & Johnson$531
- AstraZeneca$325
- Lilly USA, LLC$193
- plus $1K from 12 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$6,06098%
- Education$992%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sanofi | 15 | $1,619 |
| Amgen(2 entities) | 52 | $1,437 |
| UCB, Inc. | 19 | $775 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 7 | $531 |
| AstraZeneca | 6 | $325 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 7 | $193 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 5 | $192 |
| GSK | 6 | $165 |
| AbbVie | 6 | $155 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 1 | $125 |
| Scpharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $122 |
| Sobi, Inc | 6 | $119 |
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | 2 | $108 |
| Organon | 1 | $87 |
| Pfizer | 3 | $69 |
| Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC | 4 | $64 |
| Novartis | 1 | $58 |
| Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. | 1 | $14 |
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
$6,159 in reported general payments places this provider in the 45th percentile of 453 rheumatology providers in Florida.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Cosentyx Sensoready (2 Pens)Secukinumab | 13 | $94,390 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 25 | $618 |
| Etodolac | 23 | $510 |
| MethotrexateMethotrexate Sodium | 22 | $494 |
| Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate | 16 | $426 |
| Prednisone | 15 | $101 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other rheumatology in Tampa
- Julio Gonzalez-PaoliTampa$1.4M
- John CarterTampa$213K
- Yih Chang LinTampa$114K
- Alvin WellsDestin$2.4M
- Guillermo ValenzuelaPlantation$1.5M
- Ernesto RodriguezZephyrhills$958K
- Vinicius Costa Diniz DominguesDaytona Beach$921K
- Jonathan GreerBoynton Beach$757K
- Jigar ShahMargate$750K
- Rachel TateHollywood$729K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.