Official source Data mirrored from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Open Payments · General Payments · as published 2026-01-23 View official record Methodology

Covered recipient · General Payments record

BIRUH T WORKENEH

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine Nephrology

NPI
1245339928
CMS profile
825604
Location
HOUSTON, TX

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$145,078.33

  • Reported across 433 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$9,187.68

52 records · 0 disputed

Financial relationships do not necessarily indicate an improper relationship; the data is open to interpretation.

How these totals are calculated
  • The total is the sum of the General Payments records CMS published for the labeled program year(s), exactly as published. Nothing is estimated, weighted, or combined across categories.
  • General Payments only. Research and Ownership/Investment are separate datasets and are never summed with these figures; amounts are kept separate per program year.
  • Featured-page threshold (a presentation gate, not a judgment): records>=3 OR total>=100 (all years).
  • Methodology & Data — sourcing, labeling, and limitations.

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $2,724.28 48
PY2019 $28,677.66 70
PY2020 $24,882.88 45
PY2021 $16,623.29 49
PY2022 $17,413.42 81
PY2023 $45,569.12 88
PY2024 $9,187.68 52

Payment records · PY2024 (52)

Sorted by paying entity, then date · as published by CMS

Program year 2024 201820192020202120222023 Record-level detail is published for PY2024; earlier years are summarised in “By program year”.
Paying entity Amount Date Nature of payment Dispute status Published Record ID Source
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $47.28 06/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1093978965 CMS
Amgen Inc. $31.39 04/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111742350 CMS
Amgen Inc. $148.65 05/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111742352 CMS
Amgen Inc. $60.00 05/16/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111742354 CMS
Amgen Inc. $74.99 05/16/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111742356 CMS
Amgen Inc. $74.99 05/16/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111742358 CMS
Amgen Inc. $2,000.00 05/16/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111742360 CMS
Amgen Inc. $124.40 05/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117419016 CMS
Amgen Inc. $30.59 06/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117419014 CMS
Amgen Inc. $159.55 09/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111742362 CMS
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $17.34 09/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154017687 CMS
Ardelyx, Inc. $124.40 02/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146714651 CMS
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. $124.38 07/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1150694585 CMS
Baxter Healthcare $18.75 02/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120664428 CMS
Baxter Healthcare $22.35 02/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120664430 CMS
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $30.51 05/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086199024 CMS
BTG International, Inc. $13.44 11/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138635011 CMS
CALLIDITAS THERAPEUTICS US INC. $124.74 03/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141511037 CMS
CALLIDITAS THERAPEUTICS US INC. $37.70 04/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141513257 CMS
CALLIDITAS THERAPEUTICS US INC. $42.21 09/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141522499 CMS
CALLIDITAS THERAPEUTICS US INC. $57.29 10/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141525568 CMS
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. $43.60 03/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154193094 CMS
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. $43.60 03/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154208758 CMS
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. $34.93 08/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154193092 CMS
GENZYME CORPORATION $18.67 01/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140010692 CMS
GENZYME CORPORATION $126.83 01/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140010694 CMS
GENZYME CORPORATION $48.31 02/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140010696 CMS
GENZYME CORPORATION $35.00 07/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140010730 CMS
GENZYME CORPORATION $103.24 09/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140010742 CMS
GENZYME CORPORATION $149.99 10/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140010758 CMS
GENZYME CORPORATION $149.99 11/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140010764 CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $111.85 08/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1116624769 CMS
Kyowa Kirin, Inc. $28.40 02/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127026325 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $76.42 03/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087394880 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $41.94 05/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087394882 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $32.76 06/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087394884 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $40.65 10/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087394886 CMS
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC $22.73 03/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1112851004 CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $27.57 01/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119006525 CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $29.41 04/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119006527 CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $27.79 08/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119006529 CMS
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $28.96 11/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119006531 CMS
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. $99.74 02/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118840425 CMS
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. $3,796.00 02/29/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118840427 CMS
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. $274.00 04/10/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118840429 CMS
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. $33.04 05/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118840431 CMS
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. $22.52 10/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118840433 CMS
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. $113.02 11/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118840435 CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc. $97.72 05/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149896752 CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc. $21.09 07/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149896744 CMS
Travere Therapeutics, Inc. $52.73 08/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149896748 CMS
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED $90.23 10/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1105912404 CMS

Source & provenance

Dataset
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
Publisher of source data
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS publication date
2026-01-23
Program years on this page
2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2018 , PY2019 , PY2020 , PY2021 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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