Ruma Dahal, MD
Adult Medicine · Winchester, VANPI 1376858498
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 14 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 7 manufacturers reported payments, led by Merck at 37.9% of the total. That places this record below the midpoint for adult medicine clinicians in VA, where the typical reported total is $357.
Across 14 payments — averaging $15.26 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Merck$81
- Philips North America LLC$42
- Pfizer$29
- Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.$16
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$16
- Novartis$15
- plus $14 from 1 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$214100%
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Merck | 6 | $81 |
| Philips North America LLC | 2 | $42 |
| Pfizer | 2 | $29 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 1 | $16 |
| Novartis | 1 | $15 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $14 |
How this compares
$214 in reported general payments places this provider in the 45th percentile of 32 adult medicine providers in Virginia.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| EliquisApixaban | 118 | $136,532 |
| OzempicSemaglutide | 91 | $103,309 |
| TrulicityDulaglutide | 70 | $80,971 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 34 | $45,177 |
| JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate | 39 | $42,074 |
| MounjaroTirzepatide | 37 | $39,436 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 29 | $30,149 |
| RybelsusSemaglutide | 13 | $23,422 |
| MyrbetriqMirabegron | 26 | $17,780 |
| Breo ElliptaFluticasone/Vilanterol | 29 | $16,133 |
| ShingrixVaricella-Zoster Ge/As01b/Pf | 59 | $12,885 |
| Basaglar Kwikpen U-100Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 21 | $12,131 |
| Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 18 | $11,433 |
| Toujeo Max SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 18 | $10,710 |
| Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 83 | $9,168 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| PfizerEliquis, Paxlovid | $29 | $139,391139 claims |
| MerckJanuvia | $81 | $42,07439 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 45th percentile of 32 adult medicine providers in Virginia.
Other adult medicine in Winchester
- Beth Omundsen-OttWinchester$39K
- Carolyn FlynnWinchester$69
- Cindy MarrowFredericksburg$11K
- Brant ThomasVirginia Beach$8K
- Laura ThomasVirginia Beach$8K
- Melinda StoneVirginia Beach$6K
- Michael TrahosSpringfield$4K
- Mariam AlimiFairfax$4K
- Janine PrimeManassas$3K
- Seema ChaudharySpringfield$2K
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.