Michael Thakor, MD
Rheumatology · Fort Collins, CONPI 1629045364
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 11 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 6 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 32.3% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $107 and has fallen 67.2% since, to $35 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for rheumatology clinicians in CO, where the typical reported total is $1,681.
Across 11 payments — averaging $27.09 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$96
- AstraZeneca$86
- Merck$35
- Johnson & Johnson$33
- Novartis$32
- Amgen$15
Across 2,187 payments — averaging $3324.14 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Modernatx, Inc.$5.3M
- AbbVie$577K
- Astrazeneca UK Limited$417K
- GSK$222K
- Johnson & Johnson$203K
- Amgen$203K
- plus $391K from 9 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$298100%
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 | 5 | $96 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $86 |
| Merck | 1 | $35 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2 | $33 |
| Novartis | 1 | $32 |
| Amgen | 1 | $15 |
How this compares
$298 in reported general payments places this provider in the 35th percentile of 108 rheumatology providers in Colorado.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Enbrel SureclickEtanercept | 96 | $868,692 |
| EnbrelEtanercept | 57 | $383,627 |
| Humira(Cf)Adalimumab | 26 | $199,244 |
| Xeljanz XrTofacitinib Citrate | 35 | $198,490 |
| RinvoqUpadacitinib | 24 | $154,614 |
| Humira PenAdalimumab | 16 | $154,297 |
| Humira(Cf) PenAdalimumab | 21 | $153,485 |
| Cosentyx Unoready PenSecukinumab | 13 | $94,772 |
| TymlosAbaloparatide | 30 | $82,094 |
| Cosentyx Sensoready (2 Pens)Secukinumab | 11 | $81,678 |
| Orencia ClickjectAbatacept | 12 | $79,300 |
| RemicadeInfliximab | 14 | $68,935 |
| ActemraTocilizumab | 13 | $67,972 |
| BenlystaBelimumab | 13 | $63,277 |
| Actemra ActpenTocilizumab | 18 | $56,221 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AmgenEnbrel | $15 | $383,62757 claims |
| AbbVieHumira(Cf), Rinvoq | $96 | $353,85950 claims |
| Johnson & JohnsonRemicade | $33 | $68,93514 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 35th percentile of 108 rheumatology providers in Colorado.
Other rheumatology in Fort Collins
- Daniel MullerFort Collins$5K
- James LevineGreeley$130K
- Aryeh FischerDenver$114K
- Adam BerlinbergDenver$94K
- David TheisColorado Springs$61K
- Rennie McCabeDenver$58K
- Larry MorelandAurora$55K
- Barbara GoldsteinDenver$47K
- Sterling WestAurora$42K
- Ndudi OparaecheEnglewood$36K
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.