Pooja Agarwal
Family Medicine · Alpharetta, GANPI 1891041125
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 111 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 Novo Nordisk at 35.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $893 and has fallen 96.3% since, to $33 in 2024.
Across 111 payments — averaging $14.97 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novo Nordisk$584
- Amarin Pharma, Inc.$164
- AbbVie$158
- Lilly USA, LLC$146
- Amgen$123
- Merck$67
- plus $419 from 14 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,661100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novo Nordisk | 42 | $584 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 11 | $164 |
| AbbVie | 10 | $158 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 10 | $146 |
| Amgen | 7 | $123 |
| Merck | 5 | $67 |
| Pfizer | 3 | $55 |
| Abbott | 2 | $49 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 3 | $47 |
| GSK | 3 | $44 |
| Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $33 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 2 | $32 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 2 | $30 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $26 |
| AstraZeneca | 2 | $24 |
| Dermira, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 1 | $15 |
| Eisai Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$1,661 in reported general payments places this provider in the 65th percentile of 3,111 family medicine providers in Georgia.
Other family medicine in Alpharetta
- Mark GlodenerAlpharetta$16K
- Richard ShackAlpharetta$15K
- Jeffrey KingsleyColumbus$404K
- Debbie HaginsSavannah$279K
- Yolanda WadeTyrone$233K
- Julian HutchinsWarrenton$222K
- Nadine Halliburton-FosterCumming$219K
- Contessa MetcalfeAtlanta$157K
- Elmore AlexanderStone Mountain$155K
- Bantwal BaligaColumbus$115K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.