Karen Yoder
Nephrology · Exton, PANPI 1982656864
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.7% of the total across 131 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 20 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 28.9% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $1,386 and has fallen 98.1% since, to $27 in 2024.
Across 131 payments — averaging $16.65 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$629
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$374
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$165
- Bristol Myers Squibb$158
- Pfizer$152
- Merck$139
- plus $564 from 14 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,175100%
- Education$70%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie | 34 | $629 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 29 | $374 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 9 | $165 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 10 | $158 |
| Pfizer | 10 | $152 |
| Merck | 8 | $139 |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc. | 6 | $86 |
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 4 | $60 |
| Ardelyx, Inc. | 3 | $57 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2 | $53 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 3 | $47 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 2 | $45 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $34 |
| Alfasigma USA, Inc. | 2 | $34 |
| Gilead | 2 | $29 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 1 | $28 |
| Axonics, Inc. | 1 | $27 |
| Amgen | 1 | $25 |
| Braintree Laboratories, Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| QOL Medical, LLC | 1 | $16 |
How this compares
$2,181 in reported general payments places this provider in the 75th percentile of 586 nephrology providers in Pennsylvania.
Other nephrology in Exton
- Steven HanExton$13K
- Nelson KopytAllentown$949K
- Christopher GislerPittsburgh$757K
- Rakesh GulatiPhiladelphia$657K
- Raymond TownsendPhiladelphia$357K
- Prince AnandDanville$331K
- Ellie KelepourisPhiladelphia$287K
- Jonathan DiamondHarrisburg$249K
- Abdallahsassine GearaPhiladelphia$225K
- Khaled NasharPittsburgh$198K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.