Jai Bhimani, MD
Nephrology · Louisville, KYNPI 1851326128
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 97.3% of the total across 395 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 31 manufacturers reported payments, led by AstraZeneca at 25.8% of the total. Among nephrology clinicians in KY 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 395 payments — averaging $24.45 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AstraZeneca$2K
- Vifor Pharma, Inc.$940
- Bayer$758
- Amgen$683
- Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.$587
- Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc.$530
- plus $4K from 25 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$9,40197%
- Education$2563%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca(2 entities) | 82 | $2,488 |
| Vifor Pharma, Inc. | 47 | $940 |
| Bayer | 38 | $758 |
| Amgen(2 entities) | 32 | $683 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 27 | $587 |
| Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. | 23 | $530 |
| Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | 17 | $527 |
| Akebia Therapeutics Inc | 21 | $383 |
| OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 25 | $362 |
| Novartis | 16 | $344 |
| Penumbra, Inc. | 2 | $301 |
| Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. | 15 | $292 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 3 | $243 |
| GSK | 10 | $170 |
| Outset Medical Inc | 3 | $156 |
| Abbott | 1 | $150 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | 5 | $136 |
| Ardelyx, Inc. | 6 | $107 |
| Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. | 4 | $85 |
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | 3 | $64 |
| Kyowa Kirin, Inc. | 2 | $47 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 2 | $46 |
| Novo Nordisk | 2 | $41 |
| Merck | 2 | $39 |
| Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $34 |
| Sanofi | 1 | $32 |
| Invivyd Inc | 1 | $30 |
| Scpharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Nuwellis, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Radiometer America, Inc | 1 | $18 |
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.
- ULTOMIRIS$499
- Indigo System$301
- Kerendia$225
- CardioMEMS HF System$150
- Filspari$143
- Renal - Non Product Related$121
- Tavneos$120
- LOKELMA$111
- TARPEYO$104
How this compares
$9,658 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 165 nephrology providers in Kentucky.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 29 | $23,863 |
| LokelmaSodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate | 13 | $13,795 |
| EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan | 12 | $7,932 |
| Sevelamer Carbonate | 29 | $4,699 |
| Cinacalcet Hcl | 13 | $3,264 |
| Bumetanide | 56 | $2,354 |
| Potassium Citrate ErPotassium Citrate | 20 | $2,065 |
| Nifedipine ErNifedipine | 61 | $1,546 |
| Terazosin Hcl | 83 | $1,047 |
| Hydralazine Hcl | 52 | $984 |
| Potassium Chloride | 47 | $903 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 130 | $865 |
| Calcitriol | 94 | $811 |
| Sodium Chloride0.9 % Sodium Chloride | 44 | $792 |
| Midodrine Hcl | 13 | $732 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| AstraZenecaFarxiga, Lokelma | $2,488 | $37,65842 claims |
| NovartisEntresto | $344 | $7,93212 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 90th percentile of 165 nephrology providers in Kentucky.
Other nephrology in Louisville
- Danny WooLouisville$427K
- Dawn CasterLouisville$193K
- Nizar AttallahLouisville$113K
- Shafic Abdul Wahab El HindiLouisville$45K
- George AronoffLouisville$26K
- Alexander AfanasyevLouisville$10K
- William DuffLouisville$9K
- Bhagwan BhimaniLouisville$7K
- Aziz ChamiLouisville$6K
- John GleasonLouisville$5K
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.