Physician profile

Rupesh Raina

Nephrology (Internal Medicine) · Akron, OH

NPI 1295939734

$162,728.42

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

20 companies · $258 in 2025

The $258 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Nephrology (Internal Medicine) provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $311).

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)
Consulting Fee$4,750.00
Food and Beverage$1,014.16
Education$11.90

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
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, INC. $60,108.53 2019-2024 Jynarque
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products INC. $43,644.69 2020-2024 Terlivaz, Acthar
Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC $29,111.44 2019
Aurinia Pharma U.S., INC. $13,241.99 2021-2022
Horizon Therapeutics Plc $6,687.56 2019-2022
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, INC. $3,400.00 2022
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $3,309.24 2024
Kaneka Medical America LLC $1,500.00 2023
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Lp $593.31 2019-2023 Farxiga
Travere Therapeutics, INC. $353.96 2023-2025
Glaxosmithkline, LLC. $224.38 2022-2023 Benlysta
Fresenius USA Marketing, INC. $179.93 2019-2024 Velphoro
Vifor Pharma, INC. $168.62 2019-2020
Inspire Medical Systems, INC. $94.34 2025 Inspire
Amgen INC. $55.41 2019-2020
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals INC. $19.77 2021
Calliditas Therapeutics US INC. $17.95 2022
Nuwellis, INC. $17.30 2020

2 companies reported research payments only; those appear in the research section below.

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.

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Payment summary

Rupesh Raina

$162,728.42

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, INC.
Context
The $258 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Nephrology (Internal Medicine) provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $311).

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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.