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Rheumatology in Spring, TX

3 verified rheumatology doctors in Spring.

Rheumatologists treat autoimmune and inflammatory conditions affecting the joints, muscles, and connective tissue.

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Dr. Rama Palwai, MD

Rheumatology

20 yrs NPPES
NPI 1689610115
55 WIND RIDGE CIR, Spring, TX 77381(936) 340-0952
NPPES public registryAccepts Medicare (2024)
CMS Open Payments· $12,318 (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.

$12,318

Total received

40

Transactions

12

Paying companies

Top paying companies

Horizon Therapeutics plc$11,378
AbbVie Inc.$354.59
Amgen Inc.$145.84
Janssen Biotech, Inc.$111.84
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC$109.72
UCB, Inc.$83.23

Among the 6,451 rheumatology doctors we've analyzed, about 56% received any industry payment (median $958 among those who did). This doctor's total is higher than 91% of that group — among the highest recipients.

Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US rheumatology doctors.

Payments to Rama Palwai do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.

Dr. Tariq Khalaf, MD

Rheumatology

20 yrs NPPES
NPI 1720097173
8320 LOUETTA RD STE 198, Spring, TX 77379(713) 654-1000
NPPES public registry
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. Ehizogie Edigin, MD

Rheumatology

8 yrs NPPES
NPI 1346728656
2306 RAYFORD RD, Spring, TX 77386(872) 817-0144
NPPES public registry
CMS Open Payments· $54.99 (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.

$54.99

Total received

1

Transactions

1

Paying companies

Top paying companies

Janssen Biotech, Inc.$54.99

Among the 6,451 rheumatology doctors we've analyzed, about 56% received any industry payment (median $958 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 50th percentile of that group.

Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US rheumatology doctors.

Payments to Ehizogie Edigin do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.

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