Sudhaker Rao, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism · Detroit, MINPI 1942378476
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 97.8% of the total across 15 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 10 manufacturers reported payments, led by Amgen at 24.7% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $326 and has fallen 58.2% since, to $136 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism clinicians in MI, where the typical reported total is $1,470.
Across 15 payments — averaging $90.38 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Amgen$335
- Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc$228
- Radius Health, Inc.$173
- Medtronic$137
- Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.$136
- Philips North America LLC$115
- plus $232 from 4 others
Across 22 payments — averaging $7402.22 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.
- Radius Health, Inc.$103K
- Roche Diagnostics Corporation$60K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,32698%
- Education$302%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amgen | 3 | $335 |
| Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc | 2 | $228 |
| Radius Health, Inc. | 3 | $173 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $137 |
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | 1 | $136 |
| Philips North America LLC | 1 | $115 |
| Abiomed | 1 | $104 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $54 |
| Kyowa Kirin, Inc. | 1 | $44 |
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | 1 | $30 |
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.
- EVENITY$335
- Solitaire$137
- CRENESSITY$136
- (6575) Coronary Undivided$115
- Impella$104
How this compares
$1,356 in reported general payments places this provider in the 45th percentile of 219 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism providers in Michigan.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| TymlosAbaloparatide | 29 | $70,448 |
| Teriparatide | 13 | $37,732 |
| PremarinEstrogens, Conjugated | 26 | $11,500 |
| Alendronate Sodium | 1,002 | $10,901 |
| Risedronate Sodium | 30 | $5,298 |
| Calcitriol | 33 | $2,974 |
| Raloxifene Hcl | 43 | $2,350 |
| Amiloride-HydrochlorothiazideAmiloride/Hydrochlorothiazide | 18 | $781 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 24 | $722 |
| Potassium Chloride | 18 | $459 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 24 | $276 |
| Vitamin D2Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2) | 19 | $140 |
| Prednisone | 12 | $57 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Radius Health, Inc.Tymlos | $173 | $70,44829 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 219 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism providers in Michigan.
Other endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism in Detroit
- Henry BoneDetroit$120K
- Shobana AthimulamDetroit$14K
- Wael TahaDetroit$12K
- Berhane SeyoumDetroit$11K
- Lowell SchmeltzFarmington Hills$1.3M
- George GrunbergerBloomfield Hills$931K
- Gary EdelsonFarmington Hills$503K
- Michael BrennanSaint Clair Shores$433K
- Jamal HammoudFlint$386K
- Abdulsalam Al KassabRochester Hills$351K
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.