RxDoctor Payments Data

Anthony Castagno

Surgical · Cambridge, MANPI 1649545443

Payments from drug & device makers

What this record shows

Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 166 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 14 manufacturers reported payments, led by Johnson & Johnson at 43.9% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $1,375 and has fallen 94.2% since, to $80 in 2025. Among surgical clinicians in MA 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.

$3,946in general payments, 2019–2025

Across 166 payments — averaging $23.77 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.

  • Johnson & Johnson$2K
  • Pfizer$614
  • AstraZeneca$442
  • Amgen$340
  • E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$241
  • Abiomed$238
  • plus $337 from 8 others

What the payments were for

  • Food & beverage$3,946100%

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

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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.

What the payments were tied to

Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.

How this compares

$3,946 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 312 surgical providers in Massachusetts.

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