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Manila Kumar

Family · Houston, TX

NPI 1942739784

$917.52

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

18 companies · $401 in 2025

The $401 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Family provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $167).

Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Food and Beverage$477.86
Education$85.00

Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.

Who reported paying

General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $226.24 2022-2025
Celgene Corporation $117.46 2022-2024 Reblozyl
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, INC. $108.10 2022-2024 Soliris
Amgen INC. $66.01 2022
Daiichi Sankyo INC. $58.08 2025 Vanflyta
Pharmaessentia USA Corporation $45.65 2022
Genzyme Corporation $44.67 2022
Eisai INC. $32.64 2025
Genmab U.S., INC. $31.21 2024-2025 Epkinly
Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation $29.00 2025 Clonoseq
Abbvie INC. $28.22 2024
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, INC. $23.53 2025 Libtayo
Beigene USA, INC. $20.56 2022
Janssen Biotech, INC. $20.10 2025
Tempus Ai, INC $18.97 2024
Show all 18 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Helsinn Therapeutics (U.S.), INC. $16.99 2022
Exelixis INC. $15.70 2025 Cabometyx
Genentech USA, INC. $14.39 2022

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Manila Kumar

$917.52

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2022-2025
Top company
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Context
The $401 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Family provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $167).

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

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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.