Christopher McGowan
Gastroenterology · Cary, NCNPI 1720204241
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (47.2%), consulting fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 14 manufacturers reported payments, led by Boston Scientific at 43.6% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $157,373, more than ten times the $10,432 reported in 2019. Among gastroenterology clinicians in NC 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 211 payments — averaging $1054.97 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Boston Scientific$97K
- Intuitive Surgical$58K
- Apollo Endosurgery US Inc$44K
- Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH$13K
- Olympus Corporation Of The Americas$10K
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$184
- plus $454 from 8 others
Across 14 payments — averaging $57,487 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.
- Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH$805K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$94,92343%
- Speaking & faculty fees$105,17047%
- Travel & lodging$18,9429%
- Food & beverage$3,5632%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific | 74 | $97,035 |
| Intuitive Surgical | 19 | $58,136 |
| Apollo Endosurgery US Inc | 59 | $44,094 |
| Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH | 6 | $12,897 |
| Olympus Corporation Of The Americas | 13 | $9,798 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 11 | $184 |
| AbbVie | 12 | $176 |
| Novo Nordisk | 4 | $76 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 4 | $64 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 4 | $45 |
| UCB, Inc. | 1 | $27 |
| Pfizer | 2 | $24 |
| ERBE USA Inc | 1 | $22 |
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
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.
- OverStitch Endoscopic Suturing System$62,857
- Da Vinci Surgical System$57,898
- OverStitch NXT Endoscopic Suturing System$22,128
- ORBERA Intragastric Balloon System$19,296
- Overstitch$16,743
- OverStitch Endoscopic Suturing System Sx$16,014
- X-Tack Endoscopic HeliX Tacking System$13,648
- GENERAL - THERAPIES$10,849
- Orbera$4,038
- X-tack$3,833
- HANAROSTENT Biliary (NNN)$675
How this compares
$222,598 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 610 gastroenterology providers in North Carolina.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Omeprazole | 13 | $216 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other gastroenterology in Cary
- Nidhi MalhotraCary$156K
- Subhash GumberCary$130K
- Stephen DealCharlotte$945K
- Fred FowlerCharlotte$932K
- Paul WatkinsChapel Hill$876K
- Nilesh LodhiaCharlotte$735K
- Evan DellonChapel Hill$431K
- Robert ReindollarSalisbury$430K
- Andrew StormWinston Salem$426K
- John PoulosFayetteville$407K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.