Andrew Donato, MD
Emergency Medicine · Columbia, SCNPI 1225064140
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 55 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. Mimedx Group, Inc. accounts for 92.2% of it on its own, with 6 other manufacturers making up the rest. 2025 is the largest year on record at $1,640, more than ten times the $20 reported in 2022. Among emergency medicine clinicians in SC with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 55 payments — averaging $31.11 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Mimedx Group, Inc.$2K
- Solventum Corporation$34
- Exact Sciences$29
- Novo Nordisk$22
- Novartis$20
- Merck$16
- plus $14 from 1 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,711100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mimedx Group, Inc. | 49 | $1,577 |
| Solventum Corporation | 1 | $34 |
| Exact Sciences | 1 | $29 |
| Novo Nordisk | 1 | $22 |
| Novartis | 1 | $20 |
| Merck | 1 | $16 |
| Abiomed | 1 | $14 |
How this compares
$1,711 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 1,024 emergency medicine providers in South Carolina.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 30 | $377 |
| Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate | 15 | $311 |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-MacroNitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst | 15 | $169 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 24 | $158 |
| Gabapentin | 21 | $104 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 11 | $102 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 21 | $75 |
| Furosemide | 17 | $65 |
| Lisinopril | 13 | $65 |
| Azithromycin | 14 | $62 |
| Fluconazole | 12 | $57 |
| Meloxicam | 12 | $14 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other emergency medicine in Columbia
- Heather BrownColumbia$123K
- Daniel TrohaColumbia$29K
- Thomas CookColumbia$14K
- Courtney LaneColumbia$982
- Louis LeblancColumbia$788
- Wesley CarterColumbia$624
- Christopher MichaelisMount Pleasant$399K
- Phillip MoschellaGreenville$298K
- Gregory HallCharleston$198K
- Sarah FabianoGreenville$78K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.