Daniel Clauw
Rheumatology · Ann Arbor, MINPI 1518042126
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $88,900 of the $102,061 with a category attached, or 87.1%. 16 manufacturers reported payments, led by Neurometrix Inc at 33.3% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $41,129 and has fallen 64.8% since, to $14,458 in 2025. Among rheumatology clinicians in MI with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 50 payments — averaging $2041.22 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Neurometrix Inc$34K
- Merck$19K
- AbbVie$16K
- Mylan Inc.$10K
- UCB SA$5K
- Heron Therapeutics, Inc.$5K
- plus $13K from 10 others
Across 2 payments — averaging $2775.00 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.
- Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.$3K
- AbbVie$2K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$88,90087%
- Speaking & faculty fees$9,5189%
- Travel & lodging$2,9483%
- Food & beverage$6941%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Neurometrix Inc | 2 | $34,000 |
| Merck | 23 | $19,247 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 5 | $15,950 |
| Mylan Inc. | 4 | $9,891 |
| UCB SA | 1 | $4,970 |
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | 3 | $4,600 |
| Bayer Healthcare LLC | 1 | $2,825 |
| Eli Lilly | 1 | $2,625 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $2,100 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $2,100 |
| GSK | 1 | $1,095 |
| Lundbeck LLC | 2 | $1,050 |
| Orion Corporation | 1 | $525 |
| H. Lundbeck A S | 1 | $525 |
| Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| Swing Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $59 |
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
$102,061 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 195 rheumatology providers in Michigan.
Other rheumatology in Ann Arbor
- Dinesh KhannaAnn Arbor$1.2M
- Elena SchiopuAnn Arbor$180K
- Katherine ChakrabartiAnn Arbor$82K
- Puja KhannaAnn Arbor$78K
- Joanne KahlenbergAnn Arbor$74K
- John VargaAnn Arbor$64K
- Samardeep GuptaAnn Arbor$58K
- Jason KnightAnn Arbor$38K
- Sheeja FrancisAnn Arbor$23K
- Inocencio CuestaAnn Arbor$12K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.