Philip Amrein, MD
Medical Oncology · Boston, MANPI 1073589578
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 93.3% of the total across 3 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. Daiichi Sankyo Inc. accounts for 66.0% of it on its own, with 2 other manufacturers making up the rest. 2025 is the largest year on record at $133, 2.4 times the $55 reported in 2022. That places this record below the midpoint for medical oncology clinicians in MA, where the typical reported total is $2,567.
Across 3 payments — averaging $67.13 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Daiichi Sankyo Inc.$133
- Astrazeneca UK Limited$55
- Novartis$13
Across 13 payments — averaging $28,002 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.
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$203K
- Amgen$109K
- Astrazeneca UK Limited$52K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$18893%
- Education$137%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 1 | $133 |
| Astrazeneca UK Limited | 1 | $55 |
| Novartis | 1 | $13 |
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.
- VANFLYTa$133
How this compares
$201 in reported general payments places this provider in the 30th percentile of 308 medical oncology providers in Massachusetts.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hydroxyurea | 18 | $668 |
| Allopurinol | 26 | $315 |
| Acyclovir | 12 | $158 |
| Lorazepam | 17 | $140 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other medical oncology in Boston
- George DemetriBoston$1.6M
- Keith FlahertyBoston$932K
- Alicia MorgansBoston$690K
- Pasi Antero JanneBoston$458K
- Robert HaddadBoston$451K
- Irene GhobrialBoston$431K
- Joaquin Bellmunt MolinsBoston$415K
- Jeremy AbramsonBoston$334K
- Justin GainorBoston$324K
- Narjust FlorezBoston$324K
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.