Akorn, INC.

Reporting payments is a legal requirement; large totals often reflect large product portfolios.

$346Kgeneral payments (2019-2025)
$0.00research payments (2019-2025)
694clinicians paid

General and research payments are shown separately, never blended. Research payments are often institution-directed and tied to clinical trials.

General payments by year

2019 $295K
2020 $51K

General payments only, as reported to CMS. Research payments are totaled above and not included in these bars.

Specialties it works with most

Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) $248K
Optometrist $55K
Ophthalmology $33K
Nephrology (Internal Medicine) $2,541
Pediatrics $1,714
Glaucoma Specialist $741

Clinicians with the largest reported totals

Often long-running consulting, speaking, or advisory relationships, which companies must report by law. A large total is not evidence of anything improper.

ClinicianLocationSpecialtyGeneral payments (2019-2025)
Christopher Chapman Mitchellville, MD Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) $247,950.00
Paul Karpecki Lexington, KY Optometrist $51,693.25
Constance Okeke Norfolk, VA Ophthalmology $7,500.00
Robert Fechtner Newark, NJ Ophthalmology $6,500.00
Michelle Josephson Chicago, IL Nephrology (Internal Medicine) $2,000.00
Marguerite Mcdonald Oceanside, NY Ophthalmology $1,900.00
Charlotte Hobbs Minneapolis, MN Pediatrics $1,700.00
Adolfo Correa Atlanta, GA $1,500.00
Triet Nguyen Westminster, CA Ophthalmology $705.71
Farhan Aslam Nashville, TN Interventional Cardiology $533.97

Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.