Amisha Patel
Medical · Baton Rouge, LANPI 1508262437
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.6% of the total across 207 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 17 manufacturers reported payments, led by Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. at 26.5% of the total.
Across 207 payments — averaging $17.37 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.$954
- Valinor Pharma, LLC$949
- Pfizer$352
- Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.$255
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$213
- Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.$179
- plus $693 from 11 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,580100%
- Education$150%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 49 | $954 |
| Valinor Pharma, LLC | 58 | $949 |
| Pfizer | 25 | $352 |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 12 | $255 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 11 | $213 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 15 | $179 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 16 | $170 |
| Biotronik NRO, Inc. | 3 | $112 |
| Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | 1 | $88 |
| AbbVie | 4 | $62 |
| Redhill Biopharma Inc. | 3 | $59 |
| Mckesson Medical-surgical, Inc. | 1 | $58 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 4 | $52 |
| Novartis | 2 | $38 |
| Nalu Medical, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Vertex | 1 | $17 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
How this compares
$3,595 in reported general payments places this provider in the 80th percentile of 253 medical providers in Louisiana.
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- Brittany HallBaton Rouge$6K
- Rebecca LandryBaton Rouge$5K
- Connie BrunsonBaton Rouge$5K
- Lindsay BrunsonBaton Rouge$5K
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Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.