Rohini Kasturi
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism · Cookeville, TNNPI 1417181934
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.6% of the total across 98 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 21 manufacturers reported payments, led by AstraZeneca at 27.6% of the total. That places this record below the midpoint for endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism clinicians in TN, where the typical reported total is $2,871.
Across 98 payments — averaging $16.53 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AstraZeneca$448
- Amgen$273
- Corcept Therapeutics$106
- Novo Nordisk$93
- Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC$90
- Merck$85
- plus $525 from 15 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,614100%
- Education$60%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca(2 entities) | 20 | $448 |
| Amgen | 18 | $273 |
| Corcept Therapeutics | 7 | $106 |
| Novo Nordisk | 6 | $93 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 6 | $90 |
| Merck | 6 | $85 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 5 | $79 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 5 | $67 |
| AbbVie | 4 | $56 |
| Pfizer | 3 | $49 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 3 | $49 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 3 | $45 |
| Abbott | 3 | $39 |
| Insulet Corporation | 2 | $26 |
| Valeritas, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $18 |
| Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Eisai Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Radius Health, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
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.
- FARXIGA$130
How this compares
$1,620 in reported general payments places this provider in the 40th percentile of 130 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism providers in Tennessee.
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Other endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism in Cookeville
- Alan CohenMemphis$1.4M
- Craig WierumNashville$1.3M
- Pascal DauphinHendersonville$925K
- Shimon HararyMemphis$735K
- Lisa MyersGermantown$609K
- Amit VoraKnoxville$579K
- Terri JerkinsNashville$567K
- Samuel Dagogo-JackMemphis$407K
- Michael CarlsonNashville$381K
- David EscalanteJellico$326K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.