Total Payments
$2,511
2024 Payments
$707.91
Companies
20
Transactions
108
Medicare Patients
2,680
Medicare Billing
$261,490

Payment Breakdown by Category

Food & Beverage$2,407 (95.9%)
Education$103.98 (4.1%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Food and Beverage $2,407 106 95.9%
Education $103.98 2 4.1%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
PFIZER INC. $318.39 16 $0 (2024)
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $318.07 12 $0 (2024)
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $254.88 15 $0 (2023)
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC $209.66 10 $0 (2024)
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $199.38 11 $0 (2024)
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $175.00 8 $0 (2024)
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $171.79 6 $0 (2023)
Astellas Pharma US Inc $159.01 4 $0 (2024)
CSL Behring $134.36 5 $0 (2024)
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $124.85 1 $0 (2019)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $707.91 29 Astellas Pharma US Inc ($159.01)
2023 $446.09 20 Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ($97.53)
2022 $537.85 27 PFIZER INC. ($180.70)
2021 $437.16 20 Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ($86.49)
2020 $131.29 7 Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($36.64)
2019 $152.62 3 GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. ($124.85)
2018 $98.33 2 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ($71.25)

All Payment Transactions

108 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
12/04/2024 Novo Nordisk Inc Wegovy (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $13.28 General
Category: Obesity
11/12/2024 Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. REBYOTA (Biological) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $14.37 General
Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY
10/29/2024 Astellas Pharma US Inc Cresemba (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $20.53 General
Category: Infectious Diseases
10/22/2024 Eisai Inc. Leqembi (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $22.90 General
Category: Neurology
10/15/2024 PFIZER INC. VYNDAQEL (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $24.94 General
Category: CARDIOVASCULAR
10/08/2024 PFIZER INC. ELIQUIS (Drug), PAXLOVID, NURTEC ODT Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $21.20 General
Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE
09/26/2024 Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC XIFAXAN (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $24.70 General
Category: Gastroenterology
09/03/2024 Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ULTOMIRIS (Biological) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $23.29 General
Category: Rare Disease
08/27/2024 E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. CAMZYOS (Drug) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $24.22 General
Category: Cardiovascular
08/20/2024 Alcresta Therapeutics, Inc. RELIZORB (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $31.98 General
Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY
08/12/2024 Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. REBYOTA (Biological) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $17.25 General
Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY
07/18/2024 Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC XIFAXAN (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $24.44 General
Category: Gastroenterology
07/09/2024 Astellas Pharma US Inc Education In-kind items and services $68.99 General
07/09/2024 Astellas Pharma US Inc Education In-kind items and services $34.99 General
06/25/2024 Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc XARELTO (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $14.49 General
Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism
06/12/2024 Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. TERLIVAZ (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $22.36 General
Category: CRITICAL CARE
06/05/2024 Astellas Pharma US Inc Cresemba (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $34.50 General
Category: Infectious Diseases
05/21/2024 PFIZER INC. ELIQUIS (Drug), NURTEC ODT, ZAVZPRET Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $19.27 General
Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE
05/13/2024 Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC XIFAXAN (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $23.67 General
Category: Gastroenterology
04/30/2024 PFIZER INC. VYNDAQEL (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $17.52 General
Category: CARDIOVASCULAR
04/23/2024 Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc XARELTO (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $15.84 General
Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism
04/16/2024 CSL Behring Kcentra (Biological) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $34.37 General
Category: Trauma (Emergency, Injury, Surgery)
03/28/2024 Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC XIFAXAN (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $23.94 General
Category: Gastroenterology
03/19/2024 Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. TERLIVAZ (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $25.64 General
Category: CRITICAL CARE
03/12/2024 E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. CAMZYOS (Drug) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $22.27 General
Category: Cardiovascular

Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 6 597 847 $176,049 $68,734
2022 6 768 794 $187,962 $67,463
2021 7 862 919 $198,193 $72,356
2020 7 453 558 $129,665 $52,938
Total Patients
2,680
Total Services
3,118
Medicare Billing
$261,490
Procedure Codes
26

All Medicare Procedures & Services

26 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes Facility 2023 202 395 $62,890 $25,854 41.1%
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes Facility 2023 253 271 $64,112 $25,189 39.3%
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes Facility 2023 54 54 $24,054 $7,630 31.7%
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes Facility 2023 38 41 $9,389 $3,935 41.9%
99235 Initial hospital care with same-day admission and discharge with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 70 minutes Facility 2023 29 29 $10,759 $3,788 35.2%
99231 Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes Facility 2023 21 57 $4,845 $2,339 48.3%
99233 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes Facility 2022 278 292 $66,868 $24,670 36.9%
99217 Hospital observation care on day of discharge Facility 2022 338 349 $55,491 $20,355 36.7%
99236 Hospital observation or inpatient care admitted and discharged on the same day for high severity problem, typically 55 minutes Facility 2022 112 113 $53,901 $18,795 34.9%
99223 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes Facility 2022 11 11 $6,070 $1,691 27.9%
99232 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes Facility 2022 18 18 $3,036 $1,025 33.7%
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes Facility 2022 11 11 $2,596 $927.75 35.7%
99217 Hospital observation care on day of discharge Facility 2021 430 456 $72,532 $27,014 37.2%
99236 Hospital observation or inpatient care high severity, 55 minutes per day Facility 2021 102 102 $48,654 $17,572 36.1%
99233 Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day Facility 2021 183 189 $43,281 $16,322 37.7%
99232 Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day Facility 2021 76 100 $15,845 $5,809 36.7%
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes Facility 2021 39 40 $9,440 $3,479 36.9%
99225 Subsequent observation care, typically 25 minutes per day Facility 2021 21 21 $5,922 $1,202 20.3%
99226 Subsequent observation care, typically 35 minutes per day Facility 2021 11 11 $2,519 $957.55 38.0%
99232 Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day Facility 2020 109 210 $33,555 $13,053 38.9%
99220 Hospital observation care, typically 70 minutes Facility 2020 67 68 $23,495 $10,680 45.5%
99223 Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day Facility 2020 56 56 $22,030 $9,510 43.2%
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes Facility 2020 92 92 $21,859 $8,429 38.6%
99233 Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day Facility 2020 85 88 $20,152 $7,822 38.8%
99217 Hospital observation care on day of discharge Facility 2020 32 32 $5,130 $1,910 37.2%

About Dr. Nishanth Pundru, MD

Dr. Nishanth Pundru, MD is a Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program healthcare provider based in Providence, Rhode Island. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/27/2014. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1205241288.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Nishanth Pundru, MD has received a total of $2,511 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $707.91 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 108 transactions from 20 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($2,407).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Pundru has provided services to 2,680 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,118 services with total Medicare billing of $261,490. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 26 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

Products in Payments

  • ELIQUIS (Drug) $318.44
  • XIFAXAN (Drug) $209.66
  • XARELTO (Drug) $199.38
  • ENTRESTO (Drug) $151.91
  • Kcentra (Biological) $134.36
  • ULTOMIRIS (Biological) $132.92
  • TRELEGY ELLIPTA (Drug) $124.85
  • BRILINTA (Drug) $122.33
  • FARXIGA (Drug) $120.10
  • VYNDAQEL (Drug) $100.14
  • Andexxa (Drug) $86.49
  • REBYOTA (Biological) $78.78
  • TERLIVAZ (Drug) $76.23
  • CAMZYOS (Drug) $74.81
  • RELIZORB (Device) $65.86
  • Cresemba (Drug) $55.03
  • YUPELRI (Drug) $47.95
  • LifeVest (Device) $45.40
  • ENJAYMO (Biological) $28.66
  • JARDIANCE (Drug) $23.52

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.

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program Doctors in Providence