Yoshitsugu Obi is a Nephrology physician affiliated with University of Mississippi Medical Center. OpenAlex indexes 221 publications with 9,659 citations (h-index 40); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 1 registered study matched to this name.
Overview
Scholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
The practice address and phone this provider lists in the federal NPPES (CMS) registry.
Practice address
2500 N State St
Jackson, MS 392164500
Telephone
601-984-5608Provider last certified this registry record 4 Jun 2026.
Clinical trials
- Empagliflozin in ESKD - A Feasibility Study
Sponsor: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov where the overall official or a site investigator name-matches this physician, confirmed against known institution/geography. Latest few shown; the full list is part of the full profile.
Industry payments
13 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021 onward. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- GENZYME CORPORATIONProgram year20251 payment
- Amgen Inc.Program year20251 payment
- Genentech, Inc.Program year20251 payment
Payment records matched to this physician's NPI in CMS Open Payments, program years 2021 onward.
Publications
Matched to this physician's OpenAlex author record; most-cited works shown first.
- Laxative Use and Risk of Dyskalemia in Patients with Advanced CKD Transitioning to Dialysis
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
2021 - US Renal Data System 2018 Annual Data Report: Epidemiology of Kidney Disease in the United States
American Journal of Kidney Diseases
2019 - A Randomized Trial of Magnesium Oxide and Oral Carbon Adsorbent for Coronary Artery Calcification in Predialysis CKD
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
2019
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