Anand Sharma, MD
Radiation Oncology · Charleston, SCNPI 1043264369
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 26 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 17 manufacturers reported payments, led by Merck at 24.0% of the total. That places this record below the midpoint for radiation oncology clinicians in SC, where the typical reported total is $680.
Across 26 payments — averaging $21.67 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Merck$135
- Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.$74
- Forte Bio-pharma LLC$48
- Medtronic$33
- Ambu Inc.$31
- Tactile Systems Technology Inc$28
- plus $214 from 11 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$563100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Merck | 6 | $135 |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | 2 | $74 |
| Forte Bio-pharma LLC | 2 | $48 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $33 |
| Ambu Inc. | 1 | $31 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | 2 | $28 |
| Bayer | 2 | $28 |
| Axogen | 1 | $25 |
| Novocure Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Blue Earth Diagnostics | 1 | $22 |
| Novartis | 1 | $22 |
| Acera Surgical, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 1 | $19 |
| Myovant Sciences Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Amgen | 1 | $14 |
| Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated | 1 | $13 |
| Polynovo North America LLC | 1 | $10 |
How this compares
$563 in reported general payments places this provider in the 40th percentile of 72 radiation oncology providers in South Carolina.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Oxycodone Hcl | 18 | $305 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other radiation oncology in Charleston
- Clinton MedberyCharleston$37K
- Brian LallyCharleston$29K
- David MarshallCharleston$8K
- Margaret MacdowellCharleston$1K
- Stephen RameyCharleston$1K
- Harriet Eldredge HindyCharleston$924
- Stephanie MyersCharleston$785
- Bradley DepaoliCharleston$763
- Samuel CooperCharleston$637
- Vincent GrzywaczCharleston$574
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.