Tahereh Jamshidi
Rheumatology · Washington, DCNPI 1225201916
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (35.5%), food and beverage and consulting fees — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 18 manufacturers reported payments, led by Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. at 29.0% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $3,088 and has fallen 96.2% since, to $119 in 2025.
Across 112 payments — averaging $88.56 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc.$3K
- Sobi, Inc$3K
- Amgen$2K
- Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.$775
- Novartis$325
- AstraZeneca$256
- plus $1K from 12 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$3,09831%
- Speaking & faculty fees$3,52035%
- Food & beverage$3,30133%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. | 7 | $2,881 |
| Sobi, Inc | 3 | $2,583 |
| Amgen(2 entities) | 36 | $1,925 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | 4 | $775 |
| Novartis | 15 | $325 |
| AstraZeneca(2 entities) | 11 | $256 |
| GSK | 9 | $219 |
| UCB, Inc. | 8 | $203 |
| AbbVie | 7 | $179 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2 | $133 |
| Sanofi | 1 | $119 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $112 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 1 | $80 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 2 | $41 |
| Merck | 2 | $27 |
| Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC | 1 | $24 |
| CSL Behring | 1 | $20 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | 1 | $18 |
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
$9,918 in reported general payments places this provider in the 70th percentile of 41 rheumatology providers in District of Columbia.
Other rheumatology in Washington
- Stephen MitchellWashington$1.6M
- Andrea Leonard-SegalWashington$633K
- Gail KerrWashington$244K
- Virginia SteenWashington$168K
- Sharon DowellWashington$73K
- Christopher CollinsWashington$69K
- Saira BilalWashington$62K
- Megan LockwoodWashington$23K
- Mercedes QuinonesWashington$23K
- Tayseer HarounWashington$18K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.