Christopher Gibbs, MD
Gastroenterology · West Des Moines, IANPI 1619021144
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 96.0% of the total across 8 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 7 manufacturers reported payments, led by UCB, Inc. at 43.6% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $184 and has fallen 89.5% since, to $19 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for gastroenterology clinicians in IA, where the typical reported total is $554.
Across 8 payments — averaging $36.88 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- UCB, Inc.$129
- Bristol Myers Squibb$55
- Johnson & Johnson$36
- AbbVie$28
- Boston Scientific$19
- Olympus America Inc.$15
- plus $12 from 1 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$28396%
- Education$124%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| UCB, Inc. | 1 | $129 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 1 | $55 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 2 | $36 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $28 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $19 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $12 |
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.
- Cimzia$129
How this compares
$295 in reported general payments places this provider in the 40th percentile of 113 gastroenterology providers in Iowa.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mesalamine | 40 | $29,131 |
| Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag SulfSodium, Potassium,mag Sulfates | 140 | $8,914 |
| Balsalazide Disodium | 25 | $6,328 |
| Azathioprine | 37 | $2,071 |
| Peg 3350-ElectrolyteSodium Chloride/Nahco3/Kcl/Peg | 110 | $2,003 |
| Mercaptopurine | 30 | $1,754 |
| Omeprazole | 82 | $684 |
| Colestipol Hcl | 13 | $491 |
| Gavilyte-GPeg3350/Sod Sulf,bicarb,cl/Kcl | 23 | $303 |
| Gavilyte-NSodium Chloride/Nahco3/Kcl/Peg | 21 | $268 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 24 | $104 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other gastroenterology in West Des Moines
- Ramon ReyesWest Des Moines$2K
- Tyler AasenWest Des Moines$2K
- Shawn HancockWest Des Moines$891
- Justin RiceWest Des Moines$598
- Amber TierneyWest Des Moines$482
- Laura DakovichWest Des Moines$477
- Nagendra MyneniClive$66K
- Ryan PerumpailBettendorf$62K
- Richard ManfreadyWaterloo$56K
- Maen MasadehIowa City$24K
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.