Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $5,953 | 223 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $1,032 | 34 | $0 (2024) |
| Horizon Therapeutics plc | $538.09 | 19 | $0 (2023) |
| Amgen Inc. | $369.88 | 17 | $0 (2024) |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $348.72 | 12 | $0 (2024) |
| Baxter Healthcare | $338.38 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC | $326.82 | 25 | $0 (2024) |
| Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. | $311.14 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Relypsa, Inc. | $289.84 | 9 | $0 (2020) |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $281.93 | 14 | $0 (2023) |
| Vifor Pharma, Inc. | $254.93 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,249 | 48 | Amgen Inc. ($304.97) |
| 2023 | $1,222 | 46 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($250.70) |
| 2022 | $816.18 | 29 | Horizon Therapeutics plc ($195.09) |
| 2021 | $415.01 | 22 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($93.65) |
| 2020 | $497.26 | 22 | Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. ($146.12) |
| 2019 | $1,267 | 46 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($323.67) |
| 2018 | $486.78 | 10 | Relypsa, Inc. ($147.72) |
All Payment Transactions
223 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 9
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/12/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.35 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | Amgen Inc. | KRYSTEXXA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.85 | General |
| Category: Inflammation/Rare Disease | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.14 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | Amgen Inc. | KRYSTEXXA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.20 | General |
| Category: Inflammation/Rare Disease | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC | Vafseo (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.81 | General |
| Category: Nephrology | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Ozempic (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.11 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.87 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 11/04/2024 | Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. | LUPKYNIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.25 | General |
| Category: LUPUS NEPHRITIS | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC | RAYALDEE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.76 | General |
| Category: NEPHROLOGY | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.34 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 10/09/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 09/17/2024 | Ardelyx, Inc. | IBSRELA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.57 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.73 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.99 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 09/11/2024 | Amgen Inc. | KRYSTEXXA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.26 | General |
| Category: Inflammation/Rare Disease | ||||||
| 09/05/2024 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | BENLYSTA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.80 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 09/04/2024 | Amgen Inc. | KRYSTEXXA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.32 | General |
| Category: Inflammation/Rare Disease | ||||||
| 09/03/2024 | Amgen Inc. | TAVNEOS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.83 | General |
| Category: Inflammation | ||||||
| 08/28/2024 | Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | JYNARQUE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.85 | General |
| Category: NEPHROLOGY | ||||||
| 08/20/2024 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | BENLYSTA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.00 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 08/14/2024 | Amgen Inc. | KRYSTEXXA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.18 | General |
| Category: Inflammation/Rare Disease | ||||||
| 07/31/2024 | Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | KEVEYIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.04 | General |
| Category: Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor | ||||||
| 07/26/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.65 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 07/18/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.58 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 06/20/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.06 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13 | 575 | 1,594 | $441,339 | $144,395 |
| 2022 | 10 | 411 | 1,019 | $383,846 | $134,467 |
| 2021 | 11 | 570 | 1,359 | $472,814 | $163,899 |
| 2020 | 12 | 739 | 1,853 | $700,293 | $219,242 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
46 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90960 | Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older) | Office | 2023 | 27 | 153 | $129,429 | $44,536 | 34.4% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 93 | 314 | $60,803 | $19,738 | 32.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 94 | 184 | $57,182 | $16,986 | 29.7% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 66 | 135 | $39,190 | $12,766 | 32.6% |
| 90961 | Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older) | Office | 2023 | 17 | 44 | $29,983 | $10,608 | 35.4% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 59 | 72 | $31,352 | $9,924 | 31.7% |
| 99458 | Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes | Office | 2023 | 38 | 255 | $24,863 | $8,037 | 32.3% |
| 99457 | Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, first 20 minutes | Office | 2023 | 38 | 173 | $20,760 | $6,740 | 32.5% |
| 99454 | Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial supply of devices with daily recordings or programmed alerts transmission, each 30 days | Office | 2023 | 34 | 119 | $14,676 | $4,755 | 32.4% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 23 | 27 | $11,805 | $3,724 | 31.5% |
| 90935 | Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation | Facility | 2023 | 33 | 65 | $11,474 | $3,688 | 32.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $8,256 | $2,400 | 29.1% |
| 99453 | Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial set-up and patient education on use of equipment | Office | 2023 | 33 | 33 | $1,568 | $492.48 | 31.4% |
| 90960 | Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older) | Office | 2022 | 39 | 223 | $161,586 | $64,926 | 40.2% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 83 | 294 | $54,543 | $16,760 | 30.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 78 | 175 | $48,487 | $15,695 | 32.4% |
| 99233 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 64 | 124 | $33,011 | $10,158 | 30.8% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 51 | 55 | $33,990 | $8,693 | 25.6% |
| 90961 | Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older) | Office | 2022 | 24 | 32 | $19,502 | $7,590 | 38.9% |
| 90935 | Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation | Facility | 2022 | 27 | 66 | $12,342 | $3,872 | 31.4% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 23 | 26 | $9,646 | $3,257 | 33.8% |
| 90962 | Dialysis services, 1 physician visit per month (20 years or older) | Office | 2022 | 11 | 13 | $6,128 | $2,166 | 35.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $4,610 | $1,350 | 29.3% |
| 90960 | Dialysis services (4 or more physician visits per month), patient 20 years of age and older | Office | 2021 | 32 | 166 | $120,370 | $48,857 | 40.6% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 129 | 443 | $82,185 | $25,642 | 31.2% |
About Dr. Ajay Kallam, MD
Dr. Ajay Kallam, MD is a Nephrology healthcare provider based in Dallas, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/20/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1306003124.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Ajay Kallam, MD has received a total of $5,953 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,249 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 223 transactions from 33 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($5,953).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Kallam has provided services to 2,295 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 5,825 services with total Medicare billing of $662,004. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 46 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Nephrology
- Location Dallas, TX
- Active Since 05/20/2008
- Last Updated 06/20/2018
- Taxonomy Code 207RN0300X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1306003124
Products in Payments
- KRYSTEXXA (Biological) $807.82
- LOKELMA (Drug) $679.29
- Veltassa (Drug) $544.77
- FARXIGA (Drug) $353.06
- JYNARQUE (Drug) $348.72
- Renal - PD (Device) $338.38
- LUPKYNIS (Drug) $311.14
- ACTHAR (Biological) $295.78
- Kerendia (Drug) $281.93
- JARDIANCE (Drug) $277.07
- RAYALDEE (Drug) $187.87
- AURYXIA (Drug) $160.01
- TARPEYO (Drug) $141.07
- Rayaldee (Drug) $138.95
- ZEPATIER (Drug) $137.69
- Velphoro (Drug) $137.66
- BENLYSTA (Biological) $121.50
- JESDUVROQ (Drug) $116.20
- Auryxia (Drug) $68.86
- Parsabiv (Drug) $64.91
Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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