Robert Bruha, MD
Nephrology · Normal, ILNPI 1043340367
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
3 manufacturers reported payments, led by Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. at 54.3% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $61 and has fallen 72.8% since, to $17 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for nephrology clinicians in IL, where the typical reported total is $635.
Across 3 payments — averaging $37.57 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.$61
- Baxter Healthcare$35
- Novo Nordisk$17
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$5246%
- Education$6154%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 1 | $61 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 1 | $35 |
| Novo Nordisk | 1 | $17 |
How this compares
$113 in reported general payments places this provider in the 15th percentile of 524 nephrology providers in Illinois.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 17 | $21,194 |
| Potassium Citrate ErPotassium Citrate | 91 | $13,181 |
| Losartan Potassium | 363 | $3,633 |
| Calcitriol | 205 | $3,355 |
| Chlorthalidone | 258 | $2,912 |
| Nifedipine ErNifedipine | 75 | $2,375 |
| Eplerenone | 22 | $2,351 |
| Calcium Acetate | 29 | $2,189 |
| Carvedilol | 255 | $2,148 |
| Lisinopril | 291 | $1,879 |
| Sevelamer Carbonate | 11 | $1,675 |
| Cinacalcet Hcl | 23 | $1,671 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 212 | $1,618 |
| Potassium Chloride | 95 | $1,581 |
| Minoxidil | 49 | $1,505 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other nephrology in Normal
- Myles WolfChicago$2.1M
- Mohammed AhmedBolingbrook$1.1M
- Anis RaufHinsdale$453K
- Juan LermaEvergreen Park$351K
- Stuart SpragueEvanston$337K
- Suneel UdaniHinsdale$336K
- Susan QuagginChicago$262K
- Nicole StankusChicago$235K
- Omaima DeganiGurnee$184K
- Merry DownerSpringfield$156K
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.