Cari Sorrell, MD
Gastroenterology · Lubbock, TXNPI 1255623138
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.4% of the total across 179 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 18 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 46.3% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $1,006 and has fallen 90.4% since, to $96 in 2024. That places this record below the midpoint for gastroenterology clinicians in TX, where the typical reported total is $3,104.
Across 179 payments — averaging $16.45 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$1K
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$441
- Johnson & Johnson$305
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$193
- Gilead$185
- Pfizer$68
- plus $389 from 12 others
Across 1 payment — averaging $28.00 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$28
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,92899%
- Education$171%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 88 | $1,363 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 26 | $441 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 17 | $305 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 13 | $193 |
| Gilead | 7 | $185 |
| Pfizer | 5 | $68 |
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 5 | $65 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 3 | $59 |
| Pentax Of America, Inc. | 1 | $53 |
| Redhill Biopharma Inc. | 2 | $38 |
| UCB, Inc. | 2 | $36 |
| Axonics, Inc. | 2 | $30 |
| Merck | 2 | $29 |
| Sanofi | 1 | $24 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 1 | $18 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Organon | 2 | $5 |
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
$2,945 in reported general payments places this provider in the 45th percentile of 1,350 gastroenterology providers in Texas.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sucralfate | 13 | $1,601 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 27 | $150 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other gastroenterology in Lubbock
- 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
- Nadege GunnWaco$933K
- Brooks CashHouston$867K
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.