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Internal Medicine in Merrillville, IN

26 verified internal medicine doctors in Merrillville.

Internists specialize in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of adult diseases, often coordinating complex or chronic conditions across multiple systems.

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Dr. Vallee Adams-Miller, MD

Internal Medicine

21 yrs NPPES
NPI 1902898505
8777 BROADWAY, Merrillville, IN 46410(219) 736-5151
NPPES public registry
CMS Open Payments· No payments in 2023

Industry Payments

No industry payments on record in the 2023 CMS Open Payments data. This doctor received no reported payments from drug or device makers that year.

Dr. Gregory Gordon, MD

Internal Medicine

21 yrs NPPES
NPI 1235124777
8701 BROADWAY, Merrillville, IN 46410(219) 738-5510
NPPES public registry
CMS Open Payments· $21.84 (2023)

Industry Payments (2023)

Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.

$21.84

Total received

1

Transactions

1

Paying companies

Top paying companies

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP$21.84

Among the 183,896 internal medicine doctors we've analyzed, about 37% received any industry payment (median $195 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 67th percentile of that group.

Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US internal medicine doctors.

Payments to Gregory Gordon do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.

Dr. Ahmad Zegar, MD

Internal Medicine

21 yrs NPPES
NPI 1902891328
8701 BROADWAY, Merrillville, IN 46410(219) 738-5510
NPPES public registryAccepts Medicare (2024)
CMS Open Payments· No payments in 2023

Industry Payments

No industry payments on record in the 2023 CMS Open Payments data. This doctor received no reported payments from drug or device makers that year.

Dr. Mohammed Asgar, MD

Internal Medicine

21 yrs NPPES
NPI 1023004587
5490 BROADWAY STE 106, Merrillville, IN 46410(219) 939-7130
NPPES public registry
CMS Open Payments· $263.64 (2023)

Industry Payments (2023)

Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.

$263.64

Total received

10

Transactions

8

Paying companies

Top paying companies

NuVasive, Inc.$85.57
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC$46.76
Organogenesis Inc.$27.73
SK Life Science, Inc.$24.66
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.$24.03
AbbVie Inc.$21.92

Among the 183,896 internal medicine doctors we've analyzed, about 37% received any industry payment (median $195 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 84th percentile of that group.

Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US internal medicine doctors.

Payments to Mohammed Asgar do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.

Dr. Andre Artis, MD

Internal Medicine

21 yrs NPPES
NPI 1811987688
5800 BROADWAY, SUITE A-J, Merrillville, IN 46410(219) 884-9180
NPPES public registryAccepts Medicare (2024)
CMS Open Payments· $38,711 (2023)

Industry Payments (2023)

Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.

$38,711

Total received

66

Transactions

19

Paying companies

Top paying companies

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC$20,603
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION$16,993
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$173.00
Abbott Laboratories$159.97
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)$115.02
Boston Scientific Corporation$98.98

Among the 183,896 internal medicine doctors we've analyzed, about 37% received any industry payment (median $195 among those who did). This doctor's total is higher than 98% of that group — among the highest recipients.

Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US internal medicine doctors.

Payments to Andre Artis do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.

Dr. Zafar Khalid, MD

Internal Medicine

21 yrs NPPES
NPI 1689657975
8550 BROADWAY, Merrillville, IN 46410(219) 769-3550
NPPES public registryAccepts Medicare (2024)
CMS Open Payments· $489.65 (2023)

Industry Payments (2023)

Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.

$489.65

Total received

23

Transactions

8

Paying companies

Top paying companies

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC$189.56
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$118.51
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION$66.75
Lilly USA, LLC$29.76
QOL Medical, LLC$24.48
Shield Therapeutics Inc$22.31

Among the 183,896 internal medicine doctors we've analyzed, about 37% received any industry payment (median $195 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 88th percentile of that group.

Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US internal medicine doctors.

Payments to Zafar Khalid do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.

Dr. Siju Chacko, MD

Internal Medicine

20 yrs NPPES
NPI 1720017262
200 E 86TH PL, Merrillville, IN 46410(219) 972-1547
NPPES public registryAccepts Medicare (2024)
CMS Open Payments· $42,421 (2023)

Industry Payments (2023)

Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.

$42,421

Total received

46

Transactions

11

Paying companies

Top paying companies

ModernaTX, Inc.$21,673
Janssen Research & Development, LLC$19,782
ViiV Healthcare Company$323.25
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$270.41
AbbVie Inc.$127.73
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company$90.82

Among the 183,896 internal medicine doctors we've analyzed, about 37% received any industry payment (median $195 among those who did). This doctor's total is higher than 98% of that group — among the highest recipients.

Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US internal medicine doctors.

Payments to Siju Chacko do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.

Dr. Surendra Shah, MD

Internal Medicine

20 yrs NPPES
NPI 1528088689
5825 BROADWAY, SUITE A, Merrillville, IN 46410(219) 884-1400
NPPES public registry
CMS Open Payments· $380.76 (2023)

Industry Payments (2023)

Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.

$380.76

Total received

3

Transactions

3

Paying companies

Top paying companies

Ethicon Inc.$130.76
sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC$125.00
Horizon Therapeutics plc$125.00

Among the 183,896 internal medicine doctors we've analyzed, about 37% received any industry payment (median $195 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 86th percentile of that group.

Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US internal medicine doctors.

Payments to Surendra Shah do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.

Dr. Krishnan Potti, MD

Internal Medicine

20 yrs NPPES
NPI 1659387124
8300 BROADWAY, SUITE B, Merrillville, IN 46410(219) 769-4616
NPPES public registry
CMS Open Payments· No payments in 2023

Industry Payments

No industry payments on record in the 2023 CMS Open Payments data. This doctor received no reported payments from drug or device makers that year.

Dr. Tarangini Padhya, MD

Internal Medicine

20 yrs NPPES
NPI 1588673479
209 E 86TH CT, Merrillville, IN 46410(219) 736-9042
NPPES public registry
CMS Open Payments· $250.00 (2023)

Industry Payments (2023)

Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.

$250.00

Total received

2

Transactions

2

Paying companies

Top paying companies

sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC$125.00
Horizon Therapeutics plc$125.00

Among the 183,896 internal medicine doctors we've analyzed, about 37% received any industry payment (median $195 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 83th percentile of that group.

Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US internal medicine doctors.

Payments to Tarangini Padhya do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.

Dr. Brandi Ross-Douglas, MD

Internal Medicine

20 yrs NPPES
NPI 1588779904
8701 BROADWAY, Merrillville, IN 46410(219) 738-3424
NPPES public registryAccepts Medicare (2024)
CMS Open Payments· $211.96 (2023)

Industry Payments (2023)

Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.

$211.96

Total received

4

Transactions

2

Paying companies

Top paying companies

Inari Medical, Inc.$163.86
AbbVie Inc.$48.10

Among the 183,896 internal medicine doctors we've analyzed, about 37% received any industry payment (median $195 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 82th percentile of that group.

Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US internal medicine doctors.

Payments to Brandi Ross-Douglas do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.

Dr. Radosveta Ivanova Nesch, MD

Internal Medicine

20 yrs NPPES
NPI 1548350853
155 W 86TH AVE STE B, Merrillville, IN 46410(219) 756-6605
NPPES public registry
CMS Open Payments· No payments in 2023

Industry Payments

No industry payments on record in the 2023 CMS Open Payments data. This doctor received no reported payments from drug or device makers that year.

Dr. Chirag Patel, MD

Internal Medicine

19 yrs NPPES
NPI 1205981750
521 E 86TH AVE, SUITE Z, Merrillville, IN 46410(219) 769-0777
NPPES public registryAccepts Medicare (2024)
CMS Open Payments· $536.87 (2023)

Industry Payments (2023)

Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.

$536.87

Total received

18

Transactions

11

Paying companies

Top paying companies

SK Life Science, Inc.$124.99
Biogen, Inc.$113.80
Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC$72.01
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc$44.30
Lilly USA, LLC$41.13
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$32.95

Among the 183,896 internal medicine doctors we've analyzed, about 37% received any industry payment (median $195 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 88th percentile of that group.

Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US internal medicine doctors.

Payments to Chirag Patel do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.

Dr. Rupesh Shah, MD

Internal Medicine

19 yrs NPPES
NPI 1912043035
202 E 86TH PL, Merrillville, IN 46410(219) 756-7910
NPPES public registryAccepts Medicare (2024)
CMS Open Payments· $143.34 (2023)

Industry Payments (2023)

Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.

$143.34

Total received

2

Transactions

2

Paying companies

Top paying companies

Horizon Therapeutics plc$125.00
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.$18.34

Among the 183,896 internal medicine doctors we've analyzed, about 37% received any industry payment (median $195 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 79th percentile of that group.

Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US internal medicine doctors.

Payments to Rupesh Shah do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.

Dr. Mihas Kodenchery, MD

Internal Medicine

19 yrs NPPES
NPI 1013111475
5800 BROADWAY, SUITE A-J, Merrillville, IN 46410(219) 884-9185
NPPES public registryAccepts Medicare (2024)
CMS Open Payments· $20,340 (2023)

Industry Payments (2023)

Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.

$20,340

Total received

123

Transactions

26

Paying companies

Top paying companies

Saranas, Inc.$16,671
ABIOMED$1,242
Endologix LLC$705.08
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION$318.30
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)$189.16
Abbott Laboratories$143.90

Among the 183,896 internal medicine doctors we've analyzed, about 37% received any industry payment (median $195 among those who did). This doctor's total is higher than 98% of that group — among the highest recipients.

Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US internal medicine doctors.

Payments to Mihas Kodenchery do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.

Dr. Helena Sagalovsky, MD

Internal Medicine

19 yrs NPPES
NPI 1154511335
244 E 90TH DR, Merrillville, IN 46410(219) 756-0937
NPPES public registryAccepts Medicare (2024)
CMS Open Payments· $1,198 (2023)

Industry Payments (2023)

Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.

$1,198

Total received

59

Transactions

21

Paying companies

Top paying companies

UCB, Inc.$177.10
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc$149.39
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$129.62
Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC$122.54
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.$85.25
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP$67.50

Among the 183,896 internal medicine doctors we've analyzed, about 37% received any industry payment (median $195 among those who did). This doctor's total is higher than 93% of that group — among the highest recipients.

Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US internal medicine doctors.

Payments to Helena Sagalovsky do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.

Dr. Gaurav Alreja, MD

Internal Medicine

18 yrs NPPES
NPI 1639346380
6061 BROADWAY, Merrillville, IN 46410(219) 884-2640
NPPES public registryAccepts Medicare (2024)
CMS Open Payments· $895.78 (2023)

Industry Payments (2023)

Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.

$895.78

Total received

44

Transactions

16

Paying companies

Top paying companies

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP$247.16
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.$98.28
Horizon Therapeutics plc$80.33
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.$73.40
Vifor Pharma, Inc.$62.28
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC$56.87

Among the 183,896 internal medicine doctors we've analyzed, about 37% received any industry payment (median $195 among those who did). This doctor's total is higher than 91% of that group — among the highest recipients.

Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US internal medicine doctors.

Payments to Gaurav Alreja do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.

Dr. Gaurav Agarwal, MD

Internal Medicine

16 yrs NPPES
NPI 1033432109
6061 BROADWAY, Merrillville, IN 46410(219) 884-2640
NPPES public registryAccepts Medicare (2024)
CMS Open Payments· $463.26 (2023)

Industry Payments (2023)

Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.

$463.26

Total received

23

Transactions

14

Paying companies

Top paying companies

Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.$66.44
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.$60.27
Vifor Pharma, Inc.$55.81
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC$44.02
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP$37.95
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc.$28.78

Among the 183,896 internal medicine doctors we've analyzed, about 37% received any industry payment (median $195 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 87th percentile of that group.

Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US internal medicine doctors.

Payments to Gaurav Agarwal do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.

Dr. Muhammad Alsayid, MD

Internal Medicine

16 yrs NPPES
NPI 1326356411
101 E 87TH AVE STE 410, Merrillville, IN 46410(219) 644-3990
NPPES public registryAccepts Medicare (2024)
CMS Open Payments· $1,078 (2023)

Industry Payments (2023)

Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.

$1,078

Total received

17

Transactions

3

Paying companies

Top paying companies

Medtronic, Inc.$933.16
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC$100.02
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC$44.72

Among the 183,896 internal medicine doctors we've analyzed, about 37% received any industry payment (median $195 among those who did). This doctor's total is higher than 92% of that group — among the highest recipients.

Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US internal medicine doctors.

Payments to Muhammad Alsayid do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.

Dr. Majd Kanbour, MD

Internal Medicine

15 yrs NPPES
NPI 1427346501
5800 BROADWAY, Merrillville, IN 46410(219) 884-9180
NPPES public registryAccepts Medicare (2024)
CMS Open Payments· $1,536 (2023)

Industry Payments (2023)

Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.

$1,536

Total received

68

Transactions

16

Paying companies

Top paying companies

Boston Scientific Corporation$297.50
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION$216.57
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)$174.71
ABIOMED$164.46
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC$157.67
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$126.94

Among the 183,896 internal medicine doctors we've analyzed, about 37% received any industry payment (median $195 among those who did). This doctor's total is higher than 94% of that group — among the highest recipients.

Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US internal medicine doctors.

Payments to Majd Kanbour do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.

Dr. Ahmad Salah, DO

Internal Medicine

14 yrs NPPES
NPI 1285909481
118 E 90TH DR, Merrillville, IN 46410(219) 736-2922
NPPES public registryAccepts Medicare (2024)
CMS Open Payments· $23,570 (2023)

Industry Payments (2023)

Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.

$23,570

Total received

47

Transactions

3

Paying companies

Top paying companies

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP$23,342
AbbVie Inc.$173.12
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION$55.19

Among the 183,896 internal medicine doctors we've analyzed, about 37% received any industry payment (median $195 among those who did). This doctor's total is higher than 98% of that group — among the highest recipients.

Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US internal medicine doctors.

Payments to Ahmad Salah do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.

Dr. Pooja Kinkhabwala, DO

Internal Medicine

11 yrs NPPES
NPI 1194104059
200 E 89TH AVE # B, Merrillville, IN 46410(219) 644-3939
NPPES public registryAccepts Medicare (2024)
CMS Open Payments· $3,552 (2023)

Industry Payments (2023)

Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.

$3,552

Total received

193

Transactions

30

Paying companies

Top paying companies

NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION$847.43
RECORDATI_RARE_DISEASES_INC.$577.02
Lilly USA, LLC$337.63
Dexcom, Inc.$199.25
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$186.21
Amgen Inc.$156.62

Among the 183,896 internal medicine doctors we've analyzed, about 37% received any industry payment (median $195 among those who did). This doctor's total is higher than 96% of that group — among the highest recipients.

Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US internal medicine doctors.

Payments to Pooja Kinkhabwala do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.

Dr. Jenee Bhuju, MD

Internal Medicine

10 yrs NPPES
NPI 1578918108
8701 BROADWAY, Merrillville, IN 46410(219) 738-5500
NPPES public registryAccepts Medicare (2024)
CMS Open Payments· $161.89 (2023)

Industry Payments (2023)

Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.

$161.89

Total received

9

Transactions

3

Paying companies

Top paying companies

NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION$84.59
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc$58.45
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)$18.85

Among the 183,896 internal medicine doctors we've analyzed, about 37% received any industry payment (median $195 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 80th percentile of that group.

Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US internal medicine doctors.

Payments to Jenee Bhuju do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.

Dr. Abdullah Malik, MD

Internal Medicine

10 yrs NPPES
NPI 1245680164
8560 BROADWAY, Merrillville, IN 46410(219) 793-9248
NPPES public registryAccepts Medicare (2024)
CMS Open Payments· $769.63 (2023)

Industry Payments (2023)

Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.

$769.63

Total received

8

Transactions

6

Paying companies

Top paying companies

Abbott Laboratories$301.00
Boston Scientific Corporation$149.45
Penumbra, Inc.$111.06
CathWorks, Inc.$84.12
Chiesi USA, Inc.$72.00
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)$52.00

Among the 183,896 internal medicine doctors we've analyzed, about 37% received any industry payment (median $195 among those who did). This doctor's total is higher than 90% of that group — among the highest recipients.

Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US internal medicine doctors.

Payments to Abdullah Malik do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.

Dr. Cydney Bullock Tipton, MD

Internal Medicine

9 yrs NPPES
NPI 1801325972
6091 BROADWAY, Merrillville, IN 46410(219) 763-8112
NPPES public registry
CMS Open Payments· No payments in 2023

Industry Payments

No industry payments on record in the 2023 CMS Open Payments data. This doctor received no reported payments from drug or device makers that year.

Dr. Bishoy Barsoum, MD

Internal Medicine

6 yrs NPPES
NPI 1659908986
8555 TAFT ST, Merrillville, IN 46410(219) 769-4005
NPPES public registryAccepts Medicare (2024)
CMS Open Payments· No payments in 2023

Industry Payments

No industry payments on record in the 2023 CMS Open Payments data. This doctor received no reported payments from drug or device makers that year.

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