Edgar Lerma is a Nephrology physician. OpenAlex indexes 270 publications with 9,655 citations (h-index 44). By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 10% of Nephrology profiles in the FindMyKOL directory.
Overview
Scholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Publications indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID. Counts exclude supporting files.
Citations across these publications.
H-index from these publications.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingIndustry payments
27 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021 onward. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Travere Therapeutics, Inc.Program year202516 payments$31,901openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.Program year202520 payments$21,222openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.Program year202519 payments$19,832openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
Payment records matched to this physician's NPI in CMS Open Payments, program years 2021 onward.
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