Brian Cooley
Gastroenterology · Plano, TXNPI 1518926146
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $120,400 of the $152,416 with a category attached, or 79.0%. Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC accounts for 100.0% of it on its own, with 3 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $104,787 and has fallen 86.6% since, to $14,004 in 2022. Among gastroenterology clinicians in TX 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 177 payments — averaging $861.11 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$152K
- Johnson & Johnson$28
- Abbott$18
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$15
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$120,40079%
- Travel & lodging$28,79419%
- Food & beverage$3,2062%
- Education$150%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 174 | $152,355 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $28 |
| Abbott | 1 | $18 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $15 |
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
$152,416 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 1,350 gastroenterology providers in Texas.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Famotidine | 19 | $398 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 27 | $352 |
| Omeprazole | 20 | $322 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other gastroenterology in Plano
- Stuart AkermanPlano$134K
- Son DoPlano$106K
- John FordtranDallas$9.9M
- Michael BrownDallas$5.5M
- Bincy AbrahamHouston$1.6M
- Mazen NoureddinHouston$1.5M
- Stephen PappasHouston$1.4M
- Anish PatelFort Sam Houston$1.3M
- Timothy RitterSouthlake$961K
- Parvez MantryDallas$958K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.