Amgen Inc.: payments to clinicians
As reported by the company to CMS Open Payments (general payments).
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $39,130,843 | 504,019 | 121,360 |
| 2024 | $40,413,177 | 474,703 | 118,927 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Jay Druker, MD | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Portland, OR | $555,495 |
| 2 | Adam Kilian, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Austin, TX | $199,788 |
| 3 | Don O. Kikkawa, M.D. | Ophthalmology | La Jolla, CA | $180,116 |
| 4 | Mary E. Klotman, MD | Internal Medicine | Durham, NC | $155,758 |
| 5 | Michael R. McClung, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Portland, OR | $146,255 |
| 6 | Felicia Cosman, M.D. | Specialist | West Haverstraw, NY | $145,294 |
| 7 | Nihar Desai, M.D, MPH | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | New Haven, CT | $143,812 |
| 8 | Michael E. Cobble | Family Medicine | Sandy, UT | $139,819 |
| 9 | Luis Alvarez, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Palo Alto, CA | $138,948 |
| 10 | Carlos M. Roman, MD | General Practice | Canovanas, PR | $130,875 |
| 11 | John Charles Isaac, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology | Houston, TX | $127,762 |
| 12 | Sonalika Khachikian, MD | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Rapid City, SD | $127,231 |
| 13 | Lori Siegel, MD | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Bannockburn, IL | $126,316 |
| 14 | Terry Jay Smith, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Ann Arbor, MI | $126,094 |
| 15 | Gary E. Myerson, MD | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Atlanta, GA | $125,205 |
| 16 | Robert Gabriel Feldman, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine | Laguna Hills, CA | $116,067 |
| 17 | Lindsay Lally, M.D. | Specialist | New York, NY | $114,792 |
| 18 | Bobby S. Korn, M.D. | Ophthalmology | La Jolla, CA | $113,857 |
| 19 | Julia Ellen Buchfuhrer, D.O. | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Downey, CA | $106,786 |
| 20 | Amro Balki, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Santa Monica, CA | $104,797 |
| 21 | Tamera Nicole Thoener, FNP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Nashville, TN | $103,015 |
| 22 | Sanjay Chabra, D.O. | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | El Paso, TX | $102,588 |
| 23 | Sudhakar Tumuluri, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | San Francisco, CA | $102,337 |
| 24 | Andrea Alexander Fox, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Stanford, CA | $101,042 |
| 25 | Wade Thomas Iams, MD | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Nashville, TN | $100,053 |
| 26 | Ein Gun Song, M.D. | Dermatology, MOHS-Micrographic Surgery | Mill Creek, WA | $99,819 |
| 27 | Brittany Summer Panico, DO | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Gilbert, AZ | $99,588 |
| 28 | Payal Kohli, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Aurora, CO | $98,177 |
| 29 | John Paul Bilezikian, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | New York, NY | $97,917 |
| 30 | Alireza Meysami, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Novi, MI | $97,579 |
| 31 | Robert Charles Sergott, MD | Ophthalmology, Neuro-ophthalmology | Philadelphia, PA | $96,719 |
| 32 | Mark Edward Spier, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Reisterstown, MD | $96,614 |
| 33 | Jigar Shah, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Margate, FL | $96,374 |
| 34 | John Cozzarelli, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Belleville, NJ | $95,749 |
| 35 | Ernesto Rodriguez, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Zephyrhills, FL | $95,195 |
| 36 | Reza Zonozi, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Fairfax, VA | $94,273 |
| 37 | Stephanie Saucier, MD | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Hartford, CT | $94,147 |
| 38 | Saleemah Yasmeen Fahmi, MD | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Dallas, TX | $93,700 |
| 39 | Rebecca L. Smith, MD | Dermatology | Fort Mill, SC | $93,270 |
| 40 | Sunil Hasmukh Patel, D.O. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Apple Valley, CA | $88,007 |
| 41 | Shannon Renea' Carpenter, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Kansas City, MO | $87,569 |
| 42 | Jody Gottlieb Abrams, M.D. | Ophthalmology | Sarasota, FL | $86,994 |
| 43 | Candice Lillian Brady, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Camarillo, CA | $86,136 |
| 44 | Anne F. Lake, DNP, APRN, FNP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Archdale, NC | $85,352 |
| 45 | Brian Ray Forrest, M.D. | Family Medicine | Apex, NC | $85,257 |
| 46 | Yih Chang Chen Lin, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Tampa, FL | $82,827 |
| 47 | Rajiv Kiran Nathoo, MD | Dermatology | Maitland, FL | $82,217 |
| 48 | Barry L. Gruber, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Babylon, NY | $81,802 |
| 49 | Omar Noor, M.D. | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | Somerset, NJ | $81,769 |
| 50 | James E. Mossell III, D.O. | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Tifton, GA | $81,604 |
| 51 | Edmund John Maclaughlin, MD | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Easton, MD | $81,243 |
| 52 | Stanley F. Penc, MD PHD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Albany, NY | $79,451 |
| 53 | Nehad Soloman, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Phoenix, AZ | $79,260 |
| 54 | John K. Botson, M.D., RPH | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Anchorage, AK | $78,037 |
| 55 | Dharmesh S. Patel, MD | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Southaven, MS | $77,817 |
| 56 | Jana B. Johnson, M.D. | Dermatology | Sioux Falls, SD | $76,763 |
| 57 | Nathan Craig Trentham, MD | Internal Medicine | Etowah, TN | $75,136 |
| 58 | Gordon Ka Wing Lam, MD | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Charlotte, NC | $74,629 |
| 59 | Amy Patel Jain, MD | Ophthalmology | Los Angeles, CA | $74,482 |
| 60 | Rola Michelle Gharib, M.D. | Dermatology | Morgantown, WV | $73,412 |
| 61 | Jeffrey Wayne Sherman, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Deerfield, IL | $73,047 |
| 62 | Jeff Regan Peterson, MD | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Bothell, WA | $72,146 |
| 63 | Aaron C. Logan, MD, PHD | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | San Francisco, CA | $71,762 |
| 64 | Martin Frederik Dietrich, M.D., PH.D. | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Rockledge, FL | $70,566 |
| 65 | Dale Glenn Schaefer, MD | Dermatology | Austin, TX | $69,612 |
| 66 | Alan Steven Brown, MD | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Naperville, IL | $69,330 |
| 67 | Adam Joseph Brown, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Cleveland, OH | $69,297 |
| 68 | Mark J. Tullman, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Saint Louis, MO | $68,479 |
| 69 | Mirla L. Avila, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Miami, FL | $68,207 |
| 70 | Brian Robert Keegan, M.D., PH. D. | Dermatology | East Windsor, NJ | $67,810 |
| 71 | Rivka Ihejirika-Lomedico | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Santa Barbara, CA | $67,511 |
| 72 | Roger Kornu, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Tustin, CA | $66,905 |
| 73 | Nissreen Elfadawy, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Chardon, OH | $66,554 |
| 74 | Vikesh K. Singh, M.D., M.S. | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Lutherville Timonium, MD | $66,145 |
| 75 | Orrin M. Troum, MD | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Santa Monica, CA | $65,452 |
| 76 | Parastoo Fazeli, MD | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Minneapolis, MN | $64,086 |
| 77 | Jason Alexander Brant, MD | Otolaryngology | Madison, WI | $63,528 |
| 78 | Horng-Chyi Richard Lai, MD | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Gillette, WY | $63,259 |
| 79 | Rajkumar K. Sugumaran, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Phoenix, AZ | $62,394 |
| 80 | Benjamin Joseph Osborne | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Washington, DC | $61,726 |
| 81 | Habte Aragaw Yimer IV, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Tyler, TX | $61,476 |
| 82 | Navtika R. Desai, DO | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Hillsborough, NJ | $61,250 |
| 83 | Christopher T. R. Parker, DO | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | West Lake Hills, TX | $60,542 |
| 84 | Michael E. Etomi, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Charlotte, NC | $59,495 |
| 85 | Matthew J. Tiefenbrunn, M.D. | Family Medicine | Sullivan, MO | $59,327 |
| 86 | Robert C. Hood, M.D.,F.R.C.P.C. | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Beaumont, TX | $57,716 |
| 87 | Samy K. Metyas, MD | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Covina, CA | $57,602 |
| 88 | David M. Waterhouse, MD | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Cincinnati, OH | $57,145 |
| 89 | Robert Steven Woodrick, MD | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Chicago, IL | $57,137 |
| 90 | Ahmed Zayed Obeidat, M.D., P.H.D | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Milwaukee, WI | $56,100 |
| 91 | Steven Katzman, D.O. | Internal Medicine | Livonia, MI | $55,695 |
| 92 | Aram Zabeti, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Cincinnati, OH | $55,427 |
| 93 | David Henry Bulbin, D.O | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Danville, PA | $55,375 |
| 94 | Meghan McCarter, CRNP | Nurse Practitioner | Seaford, DE | $55,005 |
| 95 | Augusto Miravalle, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Chicago, IL | $54,620 |
| 96 | Samir N. Bhatt, MD | Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology | Santa Maria, CA | $54,302 |
| 97 | Amy Elizabeth Shaw, MD | Family Medicine | Santa Rosa, CA | $54,089 |
| 98 | Khoa Ngo, DO | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Albany, NY | $54,027 |
| 99 | Georges Nakhoul, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Cleveland, OH | $53,461 |
| 100 | Sanjay Godhwani, MD | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Wading River, NY | $53,380 |
Open Payments covers payments from drug and device makers to physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and some other clinicians: meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, education and similar. Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing, and amounts can include payments disputed by the recipient. Source: CMS Open Payments general payment data. Original records:openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.