Shoghik Akoghlanian
Pediatric Rheumatology · Columbus, OHNPI 1326247784
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $3,834 of the $4,862 with a category attached, or 78.9%. Every reported general payment came from a single manufacturer, Sobi, Inc. 2025 is the largest year on record at $4,718, more than ten times the $51 reported in 2022.
Across 10 payments — averaging $486.21 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Sobi, Inc$5K
Across 32 payments — averaging $23,140 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.
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$565K
- Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB$158K
- Novartis$18K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$3,83479%
- Travel & lodging$64813%
- Food & beverage$3808%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sobi, Inc | 10 | $4,862 |
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.
- Gamifant$4,585
How this compares
$4,862 in reported general payments places this provider in the 80th percentile of 35 pediatric rheumatology providers in Ohio.
Other pediatric rheumatology in Columbus
- Edward OberleColumbus$6K
- Cagri Yildirim TorunerColumbus$197
- Kyla DriestColumbus$81
- Stacy ArdoinColumbus$59
- Laura PrattColumbus$35
- Fatima Barbar SmileyColumbus$27
- Ysabella EstebanColumbus$13
- Alysha TaxterColumbus$0
- Hermine BrunnerCincinnati$531K
- Daniel LovellCincinnati$92K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.