Ramesh Gupta
Bakersfield, CANPI 1174586531
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 10 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 4 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 57.3% of the total.
Across 10 payments — averaging $27.78 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$159
- Johnson & Johnson$85
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$22
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$11
Across 87 payments — averaging $5917.83 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.
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC$515K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$278100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 2 | $159 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 6 | $85 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 1 | $22 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $11 |
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.