RxDoctor Payments Data

Ravi Thadhani

Nephrology · Boston, MANPI 1831170620

Payments from drug & device makers

What this record shows

This record is dominated by consulting fees: $98,093 of the $114,642 with a category attached, or 85.6%. 4 manufacturers reported payments, led by Bayer at 48.2% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $48,630 and has fallen 70.0% since, to $14,583 in 2025. Among nephrology clinicians in MA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.

$114,642in general payments, 2019–2025

Across 46 payments — averaging $2492.23 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.

  • Bayer$55K
  • Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.$44K
  • Orthocell LTD$15K
  • Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.$1K
$663,911in research payments, 2019–2025

Across 15 payments — averaging $44,261 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.

  • Brahms GmbH$500K
  • Sanofi$164K
  • Fisher Scientific Company L.L.C.$95

What the payments were for

  • Consulting fees$98,09386%
  • Speaking & faculty fees$1,2491%
  • Travel & lodging$15,14613%
  • Food & beverage$1540%

General payments by program year

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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.

CompanyPaymentsTotal
Bayer31$55,310
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.12$43,500
Orthocell LTD1$14,583
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.2$1,249

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.

How this compares

$114,642 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 339 nephrology providers in Massachusetts.

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