Vasundhara Cheekati
Hospitalist · Lawrenceville, GANPI 1023272283
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (57.6%), food and beverage and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 9 manufacturers reported payments, led by Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. at 57.6% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $1,768 and has fallen 91.8% since, to $146 in 2025. Among hospitalist clinicians in GA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 32 payments — averaging $95.89 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$2K
- Eli Lilly$718
- Biogen$369
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$128
- Exact Sciences$24
- Avion Pharmaceuticals$18
- plus $44 from 3 others
Across 448 payments — averaging $5305.76 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.
- Pfizer$864K
- Eli Lilly$402K
- Seqirus USA Inc$199K
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$174K
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC$88K
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$78K
- plus $573K from 20 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$1,76858%
- Travel & lodging$54818%
- Food & beverage$75325%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 13 | $1,768 |
| Eli Lilly | 8 | $718 |
| Biogen | 5 | $369 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 1 | $128 |
| Exact Sciences | 1 | $24 |
| Avion Pharmaceuticals | 1 | $18 |
| Beone Medicines USA, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| GSK | 1 | $13 |
| G Medical Diagnostic Services, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$3,068 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 812 hospitalist providers in Georgia.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Metoprolol Succinate | 15 | $257 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 17 | $246 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 14 | $114 |
| Metformin Hcl | 16 | $85 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 16 | $42 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other hospitalist in Lawrenceville
- Edward ChiLawrenceville$2K
- Sri Krishna MukkamalaCumming$240K
- Annie ParkCanton$19K
- Philippa AmeneGainesville$11K
- Anna SikodGainesville$9K
- Emilio LacayoAtlanta$9K
- Mukesh KumarAtlanta$6K
- Stanley SmithNewnan$6K
- Alfred RathinamAthens$6K
- Amaka EzimoraAtlanta$6K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.