Sukant Gupta, MD
Hospitalist · Great Falls, MTNPI 1588639454
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. 9 manufacturers reported payments, led by Dexcom, Inc. at 29.6% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $106 and has fallen 86.5% since, to $14 in 2023.
Across 14 payments — averaging $16.59 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Dexcom, Inc.$69
- Johnson & Johnson$43
- Amgen$33
- Pfizer$20
- Novo Nordisk$17
- Merck$14
- plus $36 from 3 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$232100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dexcom, Inc. | 4 | $69 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 3 | $43 |
| Amgen | 1 | $33 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $20 |
| Novo Nordisk | 1 | $17 |
| Merck | 1 | $14 |
| Phadia US Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $12 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $11 |
How this compares
$232 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 87 hospitalist providers in Montana.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 15 | $154 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 13 | $119 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other hospitalist in Great Falls
- Geeta BhagiaGreat Falls$1K
- Michael SheffieldGreat Falls$525
- Stephanie HangGreat Falls$389
- Michael InnissGreat Falls$262
- Raheel KhalidGreat Falls$243
- Tauqeer RahatGreat Falls$203
- Alexander BulesGreat Falls$186
- Swati PandeyGreat Falls$172
- Brandon FrenchGreat Falls$133
- Crystal PurdyGreat Falls$129
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.