Fadi Akoum, MD
Nephrology · Richland, WANPI 1952577231
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.6% of the total across 21 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 7 manufacturers reported payments, led by Travere Therapeutics, Inc. at 26.8% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $408 and has fallen 65.4% since, to $141 in 2024.
Across 21 payments — averaging $46.33 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Travere Therapeutics, Inc.$261
- Akebia Therapeutics Inc$258
- Baxter Healthcare$140
- AstraZeneca$128
- Bayer$120
- GSK$37
- plus $27 from 1 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$969100%
- Education$40%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | 3 | $261 |
| Akebia Therapeutics Inc | 5 | $258 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 2 | $140 |
| AstraZeneca | 3 | $128 |
| Bayer | 5 | $120 |
| GSK | 2 | $37 |
| Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. | 1 | $27 |
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.
- AURYXIA$103
How this compares
$973 in reported general payments places this provider in the 75th percentile of 237 nephrology providers in Washington.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| VelphoroSucroferric Oxyhydroxide | 23 | $97,555 |
| XphozahTenapanor Hcl | 12 | $31,755 |
| ClinolipidFat Emulsion/Olive/Soy/Phospho | 64 | $19,022 |
| Sevelamer Carbonate | 64 | $10,934 |
| Cinacalcet Hcl | 17 | $9,946 |
| EliquisApixaban | 11 | $9,286 |
| ProsolParenteral Amino Acid 20% No.1 | 51 | $6,889 |
| Indapamide | 250 | $3,864 |
| Torsemide | 111 | $2,931 |
| Allopurinol | 252 | $2,927 |
| Nifedipine ErNifedipine | 97 | $2,569 |
| Calcitriol | 131 | $2,319 |
| Losartan Potassium | 180 | $2,027 |
| Potassium Chloride | 45 | $1,888 |
| Spironolactone | 107 | $1,809 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other nephrology in Richland
- Elhami HannanRichland$9K
- Kathrine TuttleSpokane$421K
- Osama AmroSeattle$395K
- Dmitri VasinBremerton$215K
- Ian de BoerSeattle$117K
- Nicolae LecaSeattle$101K
- Syeda AhmadSeattle$68K
- Charles MinnTacoma$67K
- Saw Hnin MuShoreline$25K
- Mahesh DangalVancouver$20K
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.