Sanjiti Mirmire
Houston, TXNPI 1245975770
Payments from drug & device makers
$3,830in general payments, 2019–2025
Across 163 payments — averaging $23.50 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novartis$406
- Genentech USA, Inc.$355
- UCB, Inc.$350
- AstraZeneca$327
- AbbVie$313
- CSL Behring$298
- plus $2K from 16 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,827100%
- Education$30%
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
22
23
24
25
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis | 19 | $406 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 17 | $355 |
| UCB, Inc. | 14 | $350 |
| AstraZeneca(2 entities) | 12 | $327 |
| AbbVie | 16 | $313 |
| CSL Behring | 13 | $298 |
| Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc | 12 | $261 |
| Eisai Inc. | 8 | $240 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 8 | $218 |
| Argenx US, Inc. | 9 | $206 |
| SK Life Science, Inc. | 2 | $178 |
| Springworks Therapeutics, Inc. | 7 | $150 |
| Biogen | 6 | $119 |
| Sanofi | 5 | $107 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 4 | $81 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 3 | $64 |
| Grifols USA, LLC | 2 | $43 |
| Tanabe Pharma America, Inc. | 2 | $30 |
| Neurelis, Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| EMD Serono, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 1 | $20 |
| Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Ezetimibe | 11 | $63 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.