Biofire Defense, LLC

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

$2,250general payments (2019-2025)

$16Kresearch payments (2019-2025)

3clinicians 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 $450

2020 $1,800

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

Specialties it works with most

Pediatric Infectious Diseases $1,800

Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine $450

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.

Clinician	Location	Specialty	General payments (2019-2025)
Niranjan Kanesa-Thasan	Lexington, MA	Pediatric Infectious Diseases	$1,800.00
Sean Murphy	Seattle, WA	Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine	$450.00

What this means, and what it doesn't

These payments are legal and common. Drug and device makers routinely pay for meals at educational events, consulting, speaking, travel, and research. Companies are required by federal law to report them; that's why this data exists.
A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing. Most clinicians who accept industry payments provide excellent care. Research payments in particular often reflect participation in clinical trials.
Context beats raw numbers. A few hundred dollars in sandwiches over several years is typical. What's worth understanding is scale, source, and purpose, which is what this page shows.
The data comes from companies, not doctors. Figures are "as reported to CMS" by the paying companies. Clinicians can dispute records through CMS's official process.

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.