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This database was last updated in October 2019 and should only be used as a historical snapshot. Newer data is available at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Open Payments site.

KRISHNA S S POTHUGUNTA
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KRISHNA S S POTHUGUNTA

Listed Specialty: Nephrology
4600 INVESTMENT DR, TROY, MI, 48098-6365
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KRISHNA S POTHUGUNTA,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

25

payments

$500

payment total

11

companies paid this doctor

Payment Calendar in 2018

This doctor received a payment on 24 days in 2018.

Each box below represents a single day during the disclosure period. A gray box indicates no payments. The darker the color, the more payments a doctor received that day.

2018
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Types of Payments in 2018

Category Payments Payment Value
Food and Beverage
 23 $478
Education
 2 $22

Drugs & Devices in 2018

Totals listed below account for all payments from that mention this product. Beginning in 2016, the government began classifying products as drugs, devices, biologics or medical supplies. Below, you will see drugs (drugs and biologics) and devices (devices and medical supplies). If a payment record mentions more than one product, the entire value will be included in each of those products. When no products are listed, they are not included in the list below.

Product Name Product Type Payments†
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $122
VELTASSA

drug

 $75
XARELTO

drug

 $58
PARSABIV

drug

 $47
JYNARQUE

drug

 $45
SAMSCA

drug

 $45
AURYXIA

drug

 $40
SOLIRIS

drug

 $26
ACTHAR

drug

 $24
RAYALDEE

drug

 $21
SENSIPAR

drug

 $17
RITUXAN

drug

 $14
KRYSTEXXA

drug

 $14
FERAHEME

drug

 $13
† May not add up to dollar total at top of page, since a payment record may not be associated with any product or can be associated with several products.

Payment Details in 2018

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Oct 19, 2018 $122 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Nov 7, 2018 $29 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jul 20, 2018 $24 ACTHAR Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Sep 27, 2018 $21 RAYALDEE Food and Beverage OPKO PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Jul 27, 2018 $20 SAMSCA JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $20 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $18 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Mar 22, 2018 $17 PARSABIV SENSIPAR Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $17 SOLIRIS Food and Beverage ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $16 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Jun 21, 2018 $16 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Aug 1, 2018 $15 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $15 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Jul 18, 2018 $15 PARSABIV Food and Beverage AMGEN INC.
Feb 22, 2018 $14 RITUXAN Food and Beverage GENENTECH USA, INC.
Feb 8, 2018 $14 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $14 KRYSTEXXA Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Oct 3, 2018 $14 SAMSCA JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Sep 12, 2018 $13 XARELTO Food and Beverage JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
Nov 28, 2018 $13 FERAHEME Education AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Jun 7, 2018 $12 SAMSCA JYNARQUE Food and Beverage OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Nov 1, 2018 $11 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Apr 12, 2018 $11 VELTASSA Food and Beverage RELYPSA, INC.
Feb 21, 2018 $11 AURYXIA Food and Beverage KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Apr 26, 2018 $9 SOLIRIS Education ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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Note: We have made some effort to normalize the data and eliminate duplicates, but the data is primarily as it has been reported by the companies to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. To purchase the normalized data, please visit the ProPublica Data Store. If you spot an error, please let us know at drugs@propublica.org.

This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.