Suresh Kamath, MD
Nephrology · Cincinnati, OHNPI 1609832310
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 10 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 5 manufacturers reported payments, led by Amgen at 44.6% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $419, more than ten times the $18 reported in 2019. That places this record below the midpoint for nephrology clinicians in OH, where the typical reported total is $965.
Across 10 payments — averaging $73.01 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Amgen$326
- Vifor Pharma, Inc.$235
- Outset Medical Inc$100
- Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.$42
- Novo Nordisk$27
Across 3 payments — averaging $52,663 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.
- AstraZeneca$158K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$730100%
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 | $326 |
| Vifor Pharma, Inc. | 2 | $235 |
| Outset Medical Inc | 2 | $100 |
| Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. | 2 | $42 |
| Novo Nordisk | 1 | $27 |
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
$730 in reported general payments places this provider in the 40th percentile of 450 nephrology providers in Ohio.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AuryxiaFerric Citrate | 13 | $26,700 |
| Lanthanum Carbonate | 13 | $17,825 |
| ClinolipidFat Emulsion/Olive/Soy/Phospho | 43 | $15,806 |
| Sevelamer Carbonate | 37 | $6,766 |
| ProsolParenteral Amino Acid 20% No.1 | 20 | $2,829 |
| Calcium Acetate | 40 | $2,495 |
| Nifedipine ErNifedipine | 45 | $1,725 |
| Torsemide | 23 | $824 |
| Losartan Potassium | 74 | $613 |
| Desmopressin Acetate | 12 | $485 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 68 | $453 |
| Labetalol Hcl | 12 | $409 |
| Fluconazole | 12 | $335 |
| Calcitriol | 15 | $302 |
| Lisinopril | 23 | $269 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other nephrology in Cincinnati
- Amit GovilCincinnati$298K
- Prabir Roy ChaudhuryCincinnati$205K
- Charuhas ThakarCincinnati$107K
- Chebel KhalilCincinnati$72K
- Arshdeep TindniCincinnati$41K
- Joseph KremerCincinnati$29K
- Tahir SajjadCincinnati$20K
- Silvi ShahCincinnati$14K
- Prakash GudsoorkarCincinnati$10K
- Ahmad AnjakCincinnati$9K
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.