RxDoctor Payments Data

Daniel Dragomire, MD

Nephrology · East Providence, RINPI 1134192206

Payments from drug & device makers

What this record shows

Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 92.0% of the total across 6 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 4 manufacturers reported payments, led by Akebia Therapeutics Inc at 43.8% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $147, more than ten times the $3 reported in 2023. That places this record below the midpoint for nephrology clinicians in RI, where the typical reported total is $491.

$278in general payments, 2019–2025

Across 6 payments — averaging $46.32 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.

  • Akebia Therapeutics Inc$122
  • Baxter Healthcare$108
  • Amgen$26
  • Travere Therapeutics, Inc.$22

What the payments were for

  • Food & beverage$25692%
  • Education$228%

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

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25

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.

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

$278 in reported general payments places this provider in the 40th percentile of 45 nephrology providers in Rhode Island.

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Medicare billing

Part B allowed, 2024
$252,329
Medicare patients
398
Services billed
2,232

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

DrugClaimsCost to plans & patients
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol65$38,113
JardianceEmpagliflozin52$36,714
InpefaSotagliflozin16$9,188
Sevelamer Carbonate32$7,370
Calcium Acetate68$6,130
ClinolipidFat Emulsion/Olive/Soy/Phospho39$5,938
Amlodipine Besylate203$1,481
Tacrolimus12$1,223
Torsemide68$1,210
Bumetanide63$1,204
Carvedilol61$881
Hydralazine Hcl30$801
Losartan Potassium93$762
Minoxidil13$588
Lisinopril85$560

Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.

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Where these figures come from

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