Aparna Hegde
Hematology & Oncology · Birmingham, ALNPI 1235484072
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 4 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. Genentech, Inc. accounts for 62.5% of it on its own, with 3 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $206 and has fallen 89.2% since, to $22 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for hematology & oncology clinicians in AL, where the typical reported total is $7,159.
Across 4 payments — averaging $59.76 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Genentech, Inc.$149
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC$57
- AbbVie$22
- Sanofi$11
Across 99 payments — averaging $4874.00 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.
- Beigene, Ltd.$124K
- AbbVie$105K
- AstraZeneca$82K
- Seagen Inc.$68K
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$55K
- Eli Lilly$32K
- plus $16K from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$239100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Genentech, Inc. | 1 | $149 |
| Janssen Research & Development, LLC | 1 | $57 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $22 |
| Sanofi | 1 | $11 |
How this compares
$239 in reported general payments places this provider in the 5th percentile of 177 hematology & oncology providers in Alabama.
Other hematology & oncology in Birmingham
- Amitkumar MehtaBirmingham$683K
- Pankit VachhaniBirmingham$545K
- Luciano CostaBirmingham$409K
- Khaleel AshrafBirmingham$379K
- Michael BirrerBirmingham$302K
- Rudolph NavariBirmingham$254K
- Mayur NarkhedeBirmingham$193K
- Midhun MallaBirmingham$144K
- Robert ConryBirmingham$143K
- David MooneyBirmingham$120K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.