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Nephrology in St George, UT

4 verified nephrology doctors in St George.

Nephrologists treat kidney disease, high blood pressure, and disorders of fluid and electrolyte balance.

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Dr. Carlos Mercado, MD

Nephrology

21 yrs NPPES
NPI 1366444051
624 S 1000 E STE 103, St George, UT 84790(435) 652-1135
NPPES public registryAccepts Medicare (2024)
CMS Open Payments· $31,944 (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.

$31,944

Total received

81

Transactions

23

Paying companies

Top paying companies

Travere Therapeutics, Inc.$30,858
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.$121.51
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC$118.66
Bioventus LLC$115.34
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP$88.97
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$72.29

Among the 10,935 nephrology doctors we've analyzed, about 59% received any industry payment (median $286 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 nephrology doctors.

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

Dr. Carlos Leon, MD

Nephrology

20 yrs NPPES
NPI 1932131869
624 S 1000 E STE 103, St George, UT 84790(435) 652-1135
NPPES public registryAccepts Medicare (2024)
CMS Open Payments· $15,079 (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.

$15,079

Total received

49

Transactions

22

Paying companies

Top paying companies

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP$7,949
AstraZeneca UK Limited$6,177
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.$121.51
Travere Therapeutics, Inc.$87.72
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.$80.85
Horizon Therapeutics plc$75.93

Among the 10,935 nephrology doctors we've analyzed, about 59% received any industry payment (median $286 among those who did). This doctor's total is higher than 95% of that group — among the highest recipients.

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

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

Dr. Eugene Galperin, MD

Nephrology

19 yrs NPPES
NPI 1548318330
1490 E FOREMASTER DR STE 350, St George, UT 84790(435) 251-5980
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. Nitpriya Paliwal, MD

Nephrology

8 yrs NPPES
NPI 1962992941
624 S 1000 E STE 103, St George, UT 84790(435) 652-1135
NPPES public registryAccepts Medicare (2024)
CMS Open Payments· $227.42 (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.

$227.42

Total received

11

Transactions

10

Paying companies

Top paying companies

Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.$45.69
Travere Therapeutics, Inc.$26.98
Horizon Therapeutics plc$24.26
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC$24.25
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc.$21.07
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$19.76

Among the 10,935 nephrology doctors we've analyzed, about 59% received any industry payment (median $286 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 68th percentile of that group.

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

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

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