Michael Germain
Nephrology · Springfield, MANPI 1376533117
Payments from drug & device makers
$985,881in general payments, 2019–2025
Across 883 payments — averaging $1116.51 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Akebia Therapeutics Inc$148K
- Bayer$103K
- AstraZeneca$103K
- Travere Therapeutics, Inc.$91K
- Vifor Pharma, Inc.$75K
- Amgen$70K
- plus $397K from 26 others
General payments by program year
19
20
21
22
23
24
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.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Akebia Therapeutics Inc | 59 | $147,544 |
| Bayer | 25 | $103,421 |
| AstraZeneca(2 entities) | 155 | $102,534 |
| Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | 91 | $90,560 |
| Vifor Pharma, Inc. | 82 | $74,763 |
| Amgen(2 entities) | 87 | $70,103 |
| GSK | 60 | $62,921 |
| Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 38 | $61,952 |
| Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. | 55 | $50,625 |
| Vertex | 9 | $42,181 |
| OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 20 | $34,505 |
| Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. | 10 | $31,824 |
| Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. | 13 | $24,414 |
| Rockwell Medical, Inc. | 25 | $24,342 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 41 | $23,941 |
| Biomerieux Inc | 1 | $10,000 |
| ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 51 | $9,714 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 3 | $9,700 |
| Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $6,028 |
| Biogen | 1 | $1,747 |
| Novartis | 9 | $1,257 |
| Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. | 7 | $537 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 17 | $410 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $325 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | 6 | $236 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 6 | $125 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 3 | $52 |
| Eurofins Viracor, LLC | 1 | $34 |
| Sanofi | 2 | $31 |
| Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Strongbridge US Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$985,881 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 339 nephrology providers in Massachusetts.
Other nephrology in Springfield
- Barbara GrecoSpringfield$129K
- Jonathan SlaterSpringfield$83K
- David FriedmanBoston$24.5M
- Martin PollakBoston$24.4M
- Dennis AusielloBoston$4.6M
- Subbian KarumanchiBoston$4.1M
- David ShihNorth Dartmouth$2.3M
- Anil ChandrakerWorcester$1.5M
- Jamil AzziBoston$1.4M
- Finnian McCauslandBoston$1.2M
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.