Aref Agheli, MD
Hematology & Oncology · East Syracuse, NYNPI 1710204573
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $408 of the $610 with a category attached, or 66.9%. It is spread thinly across 13 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 19.5%. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $262 and has fallen 79.5% since, to $54 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for hematology & oncology clinicians in NY, where the typical reported total is $1,337.
Across 17 payments — averaging $35.86 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$119
- Clovis Oncology, Inc.$106
- Johnson & Johnson$94
- Eisai Inc.$76
- Welch Allyn$34
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$33
- plus $149 from 7 others
Across 3 payments — averaging $4375.00 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.
- Bristol Myers Squibb$13K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$40867%
- Education$16828%
- Gifts$346%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $119 |
| Clovis Oncology, Inc. | 3 | $106 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $94 |
| Eisai Inc. | 1 | $76 |
| Welch Allyn | 1 | $34 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 2 | $33 |
| Genmab U.S., Inc. | 1 | $32 |
| Merck | 2 | $26 |
| Tempus AI, Inc | 1 | $25 |
| GSK | 1 | $22 |
| Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Gilead | 1 | $12 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
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.
- NINLARO$119
How this compares
$610 in reported general payments places this provider in the 35th percentile of 967 hematology & oncology providers in New York.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AranespDarbepoetin Alfa In Polysorbat | 20 | $77,516 |
| AkynzeoFosnetupitant/Palonosetron | 18 | $28,374 |
| EliquisApixaban | 24 | $21,493 |
| Gemcitabine Hcl | 11 | $2,790 |
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 28 | $344 |
| Prochlorperazine Maleate | 19 | $191 |
| Dexamethasone | 17 | $185 |
| Letrozole | 11 | $133 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other hematology & oncology in East Syracuse
- Michael SchusterNew York$1.6M
- Charles SawyersNew York$1.6M
- Manuel Hidalgo-MedinaNew York$1.4M
- Francis ArenaLake Success$1M
- Sanjeev JainEast Patchogue$971K
- Ross LevineNew York$968K
- Perry CookBrooklyn$803K
- Mihir RavalAlbany$767K
- Joshua SabariNew York$761K
- Gail RobozNew York$738K
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.