Physician profile

Muthu V Kumaran

Medical Oncology · Little Rock, AR

NPI 1003080854

$193,451.18

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

26 companies · $52K in 2025

The $52K reported for 2025 was more than what 95% of Medical Oncology providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $1,158).

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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)
Consulting Fee$52,156.00
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program$28,573.08
Travel and Lodging$13,245.96
Food and Beverage$3,232.33

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
Kite Pharma, INC. $42,551.71 2020-2025 Tecartus, Yescarta
Geron Corporation $22,138.49 2025 Rytelo
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC $20,204.95 2022-2024
Adc Therapeutics America, INC. $19,288.38 2022
Incyte Corporation $17,170.44 2024-2025 Niktimvo, Niktimvo
Agios Pharmaceuticals, INC. $10,909.62 2019-2021
Sobi, INC $10,589.64 2022
Genzyme Corporation $8,396.71 2022-2025
Daiichi Sankyo INC. $7,087.52 2024-2025 Vanflyta
Jazz Pharmaceuticals INC. $6,153.93 2019-2021
Acrotech Biopharma INC. $5,962.39 2022
Syndax Pharmaceuticals, INC. $5,255.70 2025 Revuforj
Gilead Sciences, INC. $5,053.92 2019-2023
Genmab U.S., INC. $3,171.98 2025 Epkinly
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $3,127.88 2022
Show all 22 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Tg Therapeutics, INC. $2,036.36 2021
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $1,485.00 2021
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $1,436.80 2022-2024 Imfinzi, Calquence
Servier Pharmaceuticals LLC $1,125.00 2021
Astellas Pharma US INC $144.99 2019-2020
Celgene Corporation $125.00 2022
Amgen INC. $34.77 2019

4 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

Muthu V Kumaran

$193,451.18

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Kite Pharma, INC.
Context
The $52K reported for 2025 was more than what 95% of Medical Oncology providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $1,158).

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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.