Subramaniam Kugathasan
Pediatric Gastroenterology · Atlanta, GANPI 1497706238
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $32,040 of the $47,330 with a category attached, or 67.7%. 7 manufacturers reported payments, led by Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC at 36.5% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $27,938, 4.7 times the $5,935 reported in 2019. Among pediatric gastroenterology clinicians in GA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 40 payments — averaging $1183.25 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC$17K
- Celltrion USA Inc.$13K
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$12K
- UCB SA$3K
- AbbVie$2K
- Johnson & Johnson$85
- plus $23 from 1 others
Across 154 payments — averaging $6407.16 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.
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC$311K
- Eli Lilly$290K
- Pfizer$160K
- AbbVie$124K
- Bristol Myers Squibb$81K
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$20K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$32,04068%
- Speaking & faculty fees$13,04028%
- Grants$1,5003%
- Food & beverage$6831%
- Education$670%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | 10 | $17,252 |
| Celltrion USA Inc. | 19 | $13,496 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 5 | $12,240 |
| UCB SA | 1 | $2,700 |
| AbbVie | 2 | $1,535 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2 | $85 |
| Organon | 1 | $23 |
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.
How this compares
$47,330 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 44 pediatric gastroenterology providers in Georgia.
Other pediatric gastroenterology in Atlanta
- Benjamin GoldAtlanta$79K
- Nitika GuptaAtlanta$28K
- Stanley CohenAtlanta$25K
- Jeffery LewisAtlanta$9K
- Rene RomeroAtlanta$7K
- Seth MarcusAtlanta$7K
- Jeffrey BlumenthalAtlanta$2K
- Nirav PatelAtlanta$2K
- Tejas MehtaAtlanta$2K
- Steven LiuAtlanta$2K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.