Nephrology in Columbia, SC
25 verified nephrology doctors in Columbia.
Nephrologists treat kidney disease, high blood pressure, and disorders of fluid and electrolyte balance.
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Dr. Howard Lifland, MD
Nephrology
CMS Open Payments· $54,349 (2023)
Industry Payments (2023)
Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.
$54,349
Total received
47
Transactions
11
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 10,935 nephrology doctors we've analyzed, about 59% received any industry payment (median $286 among those who did). This doctor's total is higher than 97% of that group — among the highest recipients.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US nephrology doctors.
Payments to Howard Lifland do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Kim Vo, MD
Nephrology
CMS Open Payments· No payments in 2023
Industry Payments
No industry payments on record in the 2023 CMS Open Payments data. This doctor received no reported payments from drug or device makers that year.
Dr. Niall Mclaughlin, MD
Nephrology
CMS Open Payments· $886.37 (2023)
Industry Payments (2023)
Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.
$886.37
Total received
47
Transactions
21
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 10,935 nephrology doctors we've analyzed, about 59% received any industry payment (median $286 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 85th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US nephrology doctors.
Payments to Niall Mclaughlin do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Prakash Prabhu, MD
Nephrology
CMS Open Payments· $271.62 (2023)
Industry Payments (2023)
Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.
$271.62
Total received
7
Transactions
6
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 10,935 nephrology doctors we've analyzed, about 59% received any industry payment (median $286 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 70th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US nephrology doctors.
Payments to Prakash Prabhu do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Nzisa Mutinga, MD
Nephrology
CMS Open Payments· $1,284 (2023)
Industry Payments (2023)
Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.
$1,284
Total received
67
Transactions
21
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 10,935 nephrology doctors we've analyzed, about 59% received any industry payment (median $286 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 88th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US nephrology doctors.
Payments to Nzisa Mutinga do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Michael Cook, MD
Nephrology
CMS Open Payments· $632.53 (2023)
Industry Payments (2023)
Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.
$632.53
Total received
26
Transactions
15
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 10,935 nephrology doctors we've analyzed, about 59% received any industry payment (median $286 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 80th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US nephrology doctors.
Payments to Michael Cook do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Carl Shealy, MD
Nephrology
CMS Open Payments· $756.21 (2023)
Industry Payments (2023)
Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.
$756.21
Total received
25
Transactions
15
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 10,935 nephrology doctors we've analyzed, about 59% received any industry payment (median $286 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 83th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US nephrology doctors.
Payments to Carl Shealy do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Rajeev Shenoy, MD
Nephrology
CMS Open Payments· $1,413 (2023)
Industry Payments (2023)
Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.
$1,413
Total received
68
Transactions
21
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 10,935 nephrology doctors we've analyzed, about 59% received any industry payment (median $286 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 89th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US nephrology doctors.
Payments to Rajeev Shenoy do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Steven Rosansky, MD
Nephrology
CMS Open Payments· No payments in 2023
Industry Payments
No industry payments on record in the 2023 CMS Open Payments data. This doctor received no reported payments from drug or device makers that year.
Dr. Donna Sanders, DO
Nephrology
CMS Open Payments· No payments in 2023
Industry Payments
No industry payments on record in the 2023 CMS Open Payments data. This doctor received no reported payments from drug or device makers that year.
Dr. Jennifer Othersen, MD
Nephrology
CMS Open Payments· No payments in 2023
Industry Payments
No industry payments on record in the 2023 CMS Open Payments data. This doctor received no reported payments from drug or device makers that year.
Dr. Muhammad Islam, MD
Nephrology
CMS Open Payments· $17.30 (2023)
Industry Payments (2023)
Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.
$17.30
Total received
1
Transactions
1
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 10,935 nephrology doctors we've analyzed, about 59% received any industry payment (median $286 among those who did). This doctor's total is on the lower end — around the 45th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US nephrology doctors.
Payments to Muhammad Islam do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Gregory Smith, MD
Nephrology
CMS Open Payments· $813.75 (2023)
Industry Payments (2023)
Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.
$813.75
Total received
33
Transactions
12
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 10,935 nephrology doctors we've analyzed, about 59% received any industry payment (median $286 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 84th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US nephrology doctors.
Payments to Gregory Smith do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Thomas Wheeler, MD
Nephrology
CMS Open Payments· $1,134 (2023)
Industry Payments (2023)
Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.
$1,134
Total received
47
Transactions
20
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 10,935 nephrology doctors we've analyzed, about 59% received any industry payment (median $286 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 87th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US nephrology doctors.
Payments to Thomas Wheeler do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Asha Bailey, DO
Nephrology
CMS Open Payments· $34,187 (2023)
Industry Payments (2023)
Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.
$34,187
Total received
74
Transactions
21
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 10,935 nephrology doctors we've analyzed, about 59% received any industry payment (median $286 among those who did). This doctor's total is higher than 97% of that group — among the highest recipients.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US nephrology doctors.
Payments to Asha Bailey do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Marcono Hines, MD
Nephrology
CMS Open Payments· $339.57 (2023)
Industry Payments (2023)
Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.
$339.57
Total received
10
Transactions
8
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 10,935 nephrology doctors we've analyzed, about 59% received any industry payment (median $286 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 72th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US nephrology doctors.
Payments to Marcono Hines do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. David Shure, MD
Nephrology
CMS Open Payments· $164.23 (2023)
Industry Payments (2023)
Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.
$164.23
Total received
3
Transactions
3
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 10,935 nephrology doctors we've analyzed, about 59% received any industry payment (median $286 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 64th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US nephrology doctors.
Payments to David Shure do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Abdul Usmani, MD
Nephrology
CMS Open Payments· $703.10 (2023)
Industry Payments (2023)
Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.
$703.10
Total received
37
Transactions
12
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 10,935 nephrology doctors we've analyzed, about 59% received any industry payment (median $286 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 82th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US nephrology doctors.
Payments to Abdul Usmani do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Muhammad Rafiq, MD
Nephrology
CMS Open Payments· $702.18 (2023)
Industry Payments (2023)
Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.
$702.18
Total received
27
Transactions
12
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 10,935 nephrology doctors we've analyzed, about 59% received any industry payment (median $286 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 82th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US nephrology doctors.
Payments to Muhammad Rafiq do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Manish Kadian, MD
Nephrology
CMS Open Payments· $454.79 (2023)
Industry Payments (2023)
Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.
$454.79
Total received
25
Transactions
13
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 10,935 nephrology doctors we've analyzed, about 59% received any industry payment (median $286 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 76th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US nephrology doctors.
Payments to Manish Kadian do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Cynthia Evans, MD
Nephrology
CMS Open Payments· $790.25 (2023)
Industry Payments (2023)
Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.
$790.25
Total received
33
Transactions
12
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 10,935 nephrology doctors we've analyzed, about 59% received any industry payment (median $286 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 83th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US nephrology doctors.
Payments to Cynthia Evans do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Walter Edwards, MD
Nephrology
CMS Open Payments· No payments in 2023
Industry Payments
No industry payments on record in the 2023 CMS Open Payments data. This doctor received no reported payments from drug or device makers that year.
Dr. Helga Vamenta-Morris, MD
Nephrology
CMS Open Payments· $281.41 (2023)
Industry Payments (2023)
Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.
$281.41
Total received
15
Transactions
11
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 10,935 nephrology doctors we've analyzed, about 59% received any industry payment (median $286 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 70th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US nephrology doctors.
Payments to Helga Vamenta-Morris do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Jeremy Sorkin, MD
Nephrology
CMS Open Payments· $1,066 (2023)
Industry Payments (2023)
Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.
$1,066
Total received
54
Transactions
18
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 10,935 nephrology doctors we've analyzed, about 59% received any industry payment (median $286 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 87th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US nephrology doctors.
Payments to Jeremy Sorkin do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.
Dr. Nikita Theophilus, MD
Nephrology
CMS Open Payments· $111.58 (2023)
Industry Payments (2023)
Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.
$111.58
Total received
4
Transactions
4
Paying companies
Top paying companies
Among the 10,935 nephrology doctors we've analyzed, about 59% received any industry payment (median $286 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 58th percentile of that group.
Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US nephrology doctors.
Payments to Nikita Theophilus do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.