Physician profile

John C Thompson

Nephrology (Internal Medicine) · La Mesa, CA

NPI 1770663890

$2,715.56

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

22 companies · $122 in 2025

The $122 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)
Food and Beverage$575.35

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
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $494.37 2019-2024 Farxiga
Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC $321.87 2019
Opko Pharmaceuticals, LLC $261.64 2019-2022
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, INC. $202.71 2019-2020
Fresenius USA Marketing, INC. $188.02 2019-2022
Amgen INC. $171.54 2019
Aurinia Pharma U.S., INC. $155.89 2021-2022
Calliditas Therapeutics US INC. $124.99 2023 Tarpeyo
Ardelyx, INC. $121.84 2025 Xphozah 30 Mg
Glaxosmithkline, LLC. $114.63 2019-2022
Vifor Pharma, INC. $101.50 2019-2022
Horizon Therapeutics Plc $79.25 2019
Daiichi Sankyo INC. $51.35 2019-2021
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals INC. $49.39 2021-2022
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, INC. $48.07 2023
Show all 22 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Amag Pharmaceuticals, INC. $44.26 2019
Akebia Therapeutics INC $39.04 2019-2020
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $38.89 2020-2022
Travere Therapeutics, INC. $37.20 2019-2020
Nxstage Medical, INC. $33.48 2024
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, INC. $23.17 2019
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $12.46 2020

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

John C Thompson

$2,715.56

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Context
The $122 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.