Kyowa Kirin, Inc.: payments to clinicians
7,223 clinicians received $1,795,232 from Kyowa Kirin, Inc. in 2025; Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism is the most common specialty among the largest recipients. Speaking and faculty fees was the largest category at 47%, then consulting fees (25%). The largest single recipient (Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology, Florida) received $116,904.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,795,232 | 11,338 | 7,223 |
| 2024 | $2,171,369 | 16,587 | 8,967 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua H. Yang, MD | Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology | Orlando, FL | $116,904 |
| 2 | Anthony A. Portale, M.D. | Pediatrics | San Francisco, CA | $90,174 |
| 3 | Bonnie Smeryage, ARNP | Nurse Practitioner, Pediatrics | Hollywood, FL | $58,810 |
| 4 | Oleg E. Akilov, M.D., PH.D. | Dermatology | Pittsburgh, PA | $55,809 |
| 5 | Steven Michael Petak, MD | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Houston, TX | $49,893 |
| 6 | Paul L. Haun, M.D. | Dermatology | Peachtree City, GA | $49,408 |
| 7 | Surya Narayan Mulukutla | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Edinburg, TX | $47,345 |
| 8 | Eric Thomas Rush, M.D. | Medical Genetics, Clinical Genetics (M.D.) | Kansas City, MO | $37,384 |
| 9 | Robin K. Dore, MD | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Tustin, CA | $37,095 |
| 10 | Laila S. Tabatabai, MD | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Houston, TX | $35,006 |
| 11 | Nancy S. Dunbar, MD | Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology | Farmington, CT | $31,648 |
| 12 | Alvin F. Wells, MD | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Destin, FL | $31,289 |
| 13 | Sarah Lauren Campbell Hughey, MD | Dermatology | Birmingham, AL | $31,240 |
| 14 | Suzanne Jan De Beur, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Charlottesville, VA | $30,834 |
| 15 | Edward Michael Lewiecki, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Albuquerque, NM | $27,180 |
| 16 | Gillian Wooldridge, D.O. | Family Medicine, Sports Medicine | League City, TX | $26,197 |
| 17 | Susan B. Nunez, MD | Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology | Austin, TX | $23,713 |
| 18 | Joshua Jacob Zaritsky, M.D. | Pediatrics, Pediatric Nephrology | Phoenix, AZ | $23,298 |
| 19 | Juan F. Yepes, DDS, MD, MPH | Dentist, Pediatric Dentistry | Indianapolis, IN | $22,878 |
| 20 | Dhiman Basu, MD | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Colleyville, TX | $21,688 |
| 21 | Arvind Madan, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Orlando, FL | $18,673 |
| 22 | Alejandro A. Gru, MD | Dermatology, Dermatopathology | New York, NY | $17,756 |
| 23 | Francine Marie Foss, MD | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | New Haven, CT | $16,549 |
| 24 | Charles Philip McKay, MD | Pediatrics, Pediatric Nephrology | Charlotte, NC | $15,833 |
| 25 | Tina Marie Copple, APRN | Nurse Practitioner, Family | San Antonio, TX | $15,156 |
| 26 | Gary Stephen Gottesman, MD | Medical Genetics, Clinical Genetics (M.D.) | Saint Louis, MO | $14,764 |
| 27 | Peter J. Tebben, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | New Haven, CT | $14,305 |
| 28 | Kostas N. Botsoglou, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Cheektowaga, NY | $13,992 |
| 29 | Pooja Pulin Kinkhabwala, D.O. | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Merrillville, IN | $13,446 |
| 30 | Courtney Danielle Reints, DNP | Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology | Des Moines, IA | $13,044 |
| 31 | Lori Siegel, MD | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Bannockburn, IL | $12,652 |
| 32 | Karl L. Insogna, MD | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | New Haven, CT | $12,066 |
| 33 | Michael Assayag, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Baltimore, MD | $11,966 |
| 34 | Gnanagurdasan Prakasam, MD | Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology | Sacramento, CA | $11,436 |
| 35 | Mark E. Nunes, MD | Pediatrics | Las Vegas, NV | $11,354 |
| 36 | Daniel Michael Englert, MD | Internal Medicine | New Orleans, LA | $11,222 |
| 37 | Michael P. Whyte, MD | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Saint Louis, MO | $10,204 |
| 38 | Mace Rothenberg, MD | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| 39 | Angela R. Crowley, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Willowbrook, IL | $9,695 |
| 40 | Luis Alvarez, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Palo Alto, CA | $9,675 |
| 41 | Andrew Charles Calabria, M.D. | Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology | Philadelphia, PA | $9,583 |
| 42 | Gary W. Edelson, MD | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Farmington Hills, MI | $9,407 |
| 43 | Charles Ginsberg, M.D. | Internal Medicine | San Diego, CA | $9,269 |
| 44 | David Roger Deyle, MD | Medical Genetics, Clinical Genetics (M.D.) | Rochester, MN | $9,236 |
| 45 | Sreedhar A. Mandayam, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Houston, TX | $9,196 |
| 46 | Danita Velasco, M.D. | Pediatrics | Omaha, NE | $9,024 |
| 47 | Michael J. Econs, MD | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Indianapolis, IN | $8,845 |
| 48 | Erik Allen Imel, MD | Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology | Indianapolis, IN | $8,454 |
| 49 | Sima Rozati, MD | Dermatology | Baltimore, MD | $8,394 |
| 50 | Barry L. Gruber, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Babylon, NY | $7,649 |
| 51 | Matthew T. Drake, MD | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Rochester, MN | $7,565 |
| 52 | Marcos B. Esquenazi, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | South Miami, FL | $7,511 |
| 53 | Kelly D. Krohn, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Phoenix, AZ | $7,326 |
| 54 | Anamaria Manea, MD | Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology | Reno, NV | $7,325 |
| 55 | Ruy Carrasco, MD | Pediatrics, Pediatric Rheumatology | Austin, TX | $7,175 |
| 56 | Samy K. Metyas, MD | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Covina, CA | $7,097 |
| 57 | Sarah Rose Moats | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Reno, NV | $7,039 |
| 58 | Barry Russell Johns, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Macon, GA | $6,976 |
| 59 | Nancy E. Lane, M.D. | Specialist | Sacramento, CA | $6,927 |
| 60 | Yumeng Zhang | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Tampa, FL | $6,763 |
| 61 | Steven Wai Ing, MD | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Columbus, OH | $6,763 |
| 62 | Amar Q. Majjhoo, MD | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Saint Clair Shores, MI | $6,665 |
| 63 | Kathryn Dahir, MD | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Nashville, TN | $6,622 |
| 64 | Richard Alan Houdek Jimenez, MD | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Bothell, WA | $6,608 |
| 65 | Simpson Bobo Tanner, MD | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Nashville, TN | $6,518 |
| 66 | Andrea Singer | Internal Medicine | Washington, DC | $6,506 |
| 67 | Margaret V. Maclin, DMD | Dentist, Pediatric Dentistry | Nashville, TN | $6,427 |
| 68 | Thomas O. Carpenter, MD | Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology | New Haven, CT | $6,060 |
| 69 | Youn-Hee Kim, MD | Dermatology | Stanford, CA | $6,037 |
| 70 | Keith A. Reich, DO | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Dyer, IN | $5,793 |
| 71 | Christiane Querfeld, MD, PHD | Dermatology, Dermatopathology | Duarte, CA | $5,512 |
| 72 | Jill Marie Giordano Farmer, DO | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Hopewell, NJ | $5,250 |
| 73 | Lindsay Skye Ackerman, MD | Dermatology | Phoenix, AZ | $5,085 |
| 74 | Xiaolong Zhou, M.D. | Dermatology | Chicago, IL | $5,003 |
| 75 | Thomas J. Weber, MD | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Durham, NC | $4,701 |
| 76 | Basem William, MD | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Marion, OH | $4,437 |
| 77 | Azeez Farooki, MD | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | New York, NY | $4,214 |
| 78 | Bradley Michael Haverkos, MD | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Aurora, CO | $4,041 |
| 79 | Steven Horwitz, MD | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | New York, NY | $4,000 |
| 80 | Alan P. Zausner Skarbnik, MD | Internal Medicine, Hematology | Charlotte, NC | $3,900 |
| 81 | John Waples, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Huntsville, AL | $3,900 |
| 82 | Angela Goffredo Fleischman, MD | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Orange, CA | $3,819 |
| 83 | Marina N. Magrey, MD | Internal Medicine | Cleveland, OH | $3,783 |
| 84 | David Benjamin Frumberg, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | New Haven, CT | $3,675 |
| 85 | Rishi Ramesh Patel, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Decatur, AL | $3,525 |
| 86 | Jessica L. Hansen, APRN-NP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Omaha, NE | $3,459 |
| 87 | Aaron Cleveland Denson, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Brooksville, FL | $3,418 |
| 88 | John Alan Zic, M.D. | Dermatology | Nashville, TN | $3,410 |
| 89 | Aditi Choudhry, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Walnut Creek, CA | $3,400 |
| 90 | Stephanie K. Fabbro, M.D. | Dermatology | Columbus, OH | $3,370 |
| 91 | Gay Miriam Crooks, MD | Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology | Los Angeles, CA | $3,337 |
| 92 | Sam Tzen-Yue Hwang, M.D., PH.D. | Dermatology | Milwaukee, WI | $3,292 |
| 93 | Daniel G. Arkfeld, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Los Angeles, CA | $3,275 |
| 94 | Jeremy M. Morgan, APRN | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Tulsa, OK | $3,168 |
| 95 | Pamela B. Allen, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Atlanta, GA | $3,146 |
| 96 | Olalekan Olaniyi Oluwole, MD, MPH | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Nashville, TN | $3,002 |
| 97 | Abhijeet Shrikrishna Danve, MD | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Omaha, NE | $3,000 |
| 98 | Jacqueline Kernaghan, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Medical | Glen Mills, PA | $2,824 |
| 99 | Mone Zaidi, MD PHD | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | New York, NY | $2,610 |
| 100 | Phillip Hyunsuk Chae, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Midland, TX | $2,580 |
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