Ashwin Achuthaprasad
Neurology · Houston, TXNPI 1598541013
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 98 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 17 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 16.4% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. That places this record below the midpoint for neurology clinicians in TX, where the typical reported total is $2,170.
Across 98 payments — averaging $24.23 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novartis$390
- Genentech USA, Inc.$248
- UCB, Inc.$233
- AbbVie$207
- Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc$172
- CSL Behring$158
- plus $967 from 11 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,375100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis | 18 | $390 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 12 | $248 |
| UCB, Inc. | 7 | $233 |
| AbbVie | 10 | $207 |
| Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc | 8 | $172 |
| CSL Behring | 7 | $158 |
| SK Life Science, Inc. | 2 | $145 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 5 | $138 |
| Argenx US, Inc. | 5 | $130 |
| AstraZeneca(2 entities) | 6 | $104 |
| Eisai Inc. | 3 | $102 |
| Springworks Therapeutics, Inc. | 3 | $73 |
| Amgen | 2 | $72 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 3 | $63 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 3 | $61 |
| Grifols USA, LLC | 3 | $59 |
| Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
How this compares
$2,375 in reported general payments places this provider in the 50th percentile of 1,246 neurology providers in Texas.
Other neurology in Houston
- William OndoHouston$1.4M
- Pankaj SatijaHouston$1.1M
- Annette HowardHouston$826K
- Randolph EvansHouston$493K
- Leorah FreemanHouston$401K
- Mazen DimachkieHouston$388K
- Zsila SadighiHouston$361K
- Joseph JankovicHouston$323K
- Raja MehannaHouston$300K
- Eddie PattonHouston$299K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.