Carlos Buitrago
Gastroenterology · Rialto, CANPI 1710481445
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 75 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 19 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 26.2% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $891, 2.9 times the $306 reported in 2022.
Across 75 payments — averaging $34.08 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$671
- Gilead$502
- Boston Scientific$414
- Lilly USA, LLC$140
- Exact Sciences$135
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$122
- plus $572 from 13 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,556100%
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 | 31 | $671 |
| Gilead | 9 | $502 |
| Boston Scientific | 6 | $414 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 2 | $140 |
| Exact Sciences | 2 | $135 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $122 |
| Sanofi | 5 | $110 |
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $70 |
| Cook Medical LLC | 1 | $66 |
| Novo Nordisk | 2 | $59 |
| Redhill Biopharma Inc. | 3 | $58 |
| Madrigal Pharmaceuticals | 1 | $47 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 2 | $41 |
| Merck | 2 | $29 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $27 |
| Ardelyx, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 1 | $15 |
| Albireo Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
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.
- Epclusa$239
- OverStitch Endoscopic Suturing System$150
- Resolution 360 ULTRA Clip$137
- OMVOH$125
- Mavyret$124
- DUPIXENT$122
How this compares
$2,556 in reported general payments places this provider in the 55th percentile of 1,885 gastroenterology providers in California.
Other gastroenterology in Rialto
- Bennett RothLos Angeles$2.8M
- Douglas NguyenMission Viejo$2M
- Sammy SaabLos Angeles$1.9M
- Kenneth ChangNewport Beach$1.3M
- Joo HwangStanford$1M
- Drew SchembreWalnut Creek$659K
- Quan Nhula Jolla$641K
- Sadeea AbbasiLos Angeles$556K
- Ali RezaieWest Hollywood$519K
- Kenneth BinmoellerSan Francisco$507K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.