Kowa Company, Ltd.

Reporting payments is a legal requirement; large totals often reflect large product portfolios.

$92Kgeneral payments (2019-2025)
$30Kresearch payments (2019-2025)
24clinicians paid

General and research payments are shown separately, never blended. Research payments are often institution-directed and tied to clinical trials.

General payments by year

2019 $18K
2020 $1,039
2021 $4,000
2022 $4,850
2024 $0.00
2025 $64K

General payments only, as reported to CMS. Research payments are totaled above and not included in these bars.

Specialties it works with most

Ophthalmology $64K
Cardiovascular Disease $20K
Uveitis and Ocular Inflammatory Disease $2,500
Internal Medicine $1,797
Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine) $1,075
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism $1,000

Clinicians with the largest reported totals

Often long-running consulting, speaking, or advisory relationships, which companies must report by law. A large total is not evidence of anything improper.

ClinicianLocationSpecialtyGeneral payments (2019-2025)
Joseph Tauber Kansas City, MO Ophthalmology $55,318.00
Paul Ridker Boston, MA Cardiovascular Disease $19,148.52
Stephen Pflugfelder Houston, TX Ophthalmology $7,500.00
Edmund Tsui Los Angeles, CA Uveitis and Ocular Inflammatory Disease $2,500.00
Jessica Allegretti Boston, MA Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine) $1,075.00
Akio Morita Tokyo $1,039.00
Henry Ginsberg New York, NY Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism $1,000.00
Peter Libby Boston, MA Cardiovascular Disease $958.07
Rohit Loomba La Jolla, CA Internal Medicine $826.34
Elizabeth Hohmann Boston, MA Internal Medicine $700.00

Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.