Physician profile

Ramachandra Malya

Nephrology (Internal Medicine) · Houston, TX

NPI 1235171729

$311,686.65

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

14 companies · $6,033 in 2025

The $6,033 reported for 2025 was more than what 94% of Nephrology (Internal Medicine) providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $311).

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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)
Honoraria$56,175.00
Travel and Lodging$14,595.65
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program$9,100.00
Consulting Fee$5,085.00
Food and Beverage$3,738.54
Education$40.72

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
Horizon Therapeutics Plc $284,721.48 2019-2023 Krystexxa
Amgen INC. $16,227.09 2024-2025 Krystexxa, Repatha, Otezla
Vifor Pharma, INC. $7,248.52 2019-2022
Sobi, INC $2,207.34 2025
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $539.10 2022-2025 Farxiga, Lokelma
Akebia Therapeutics INC $333.67 2019-2024 Auryxia, Vafseo
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals INC. $244.27 2023-2025
Aurinia Pharma U.S., INC. $63.47 2022-2024 Lupkynis
Lilly USA, LLC $31.02 2025 Jardiance
Calliditas Therapeutics US INC. $17.81 2022
Fresenius USA Marketing, INC. $15.27 2024
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC $13.27 2021
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, INC. $12.48 2020
Indivior INC. $11.86 2019

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

Ramachandra Malya

$311,686.65

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Horizon Therapeutics Plc
Context
The $6,033 reported for 2025 was more than what 94% of Nephrology (Internal Medicine) providers 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.