Taizo Nakano
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology · Aurora, CONPI 1508021015
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $23,985 of the $24,497 with a category attached, or 97.9%. Novartis accounts for 68.9% of it on its own, with 4 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $9,180 and has fallen 51.0% since, to $4,502 in 2025.
Across 15 payments — averaging $1633.15 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novartis$17K
- Sanofi$4K
- Dova Pharmaceuticals$3K
- Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$122
- Sobi, Inc$93
Across 58 payments — averaging $149,432 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.
- Novartis$8.4M
- Pfizer$119K
- Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$50K
- Principia Biopharma Inc.$41K
- Sanofi US Services Inc.$32K
- Dova Pharmaceuticals$24K
- plus $25K from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$23,98598%
- Food & beverage$5122%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis | 7 | $16,868 |
| Sanofi | 2 | $4,334 |
| Dova Pharmaceuticals | 1 | $3,080 |
| Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $122 |
| Sobi, Inc | 4 | $93 |
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
$24,497 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 60 pediatric hematology-oncology providers in Colorado.
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Other pediatric hematology-oncology in Aurora
- Michael WangAurora$225K
- Lia GoreAurora$68K
- Marilyn Manco JohnsonAurora$67K
- Michael VernerisAurora$60K
- Christopher McKinneyAurora$32K
- Daniel AmbrusoAurora$30K
- Hesham EissaAurora$23K
- Rachelle NussAurora$23K
- Terry FryAurora$20K
- Christopher NgAurora$16K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.