RxDoctor Payments Data

Daniel Clauw

Rheumatology · Ann Arbor, MINPI 1518042126

Payments from drug & device makers

What this record shows

This record is dominated by consulting fees: $88,900 of the $102,061 with a category attached, or 87.1%. 16 manufacturers reported payments, led by Neurometrix Inc at 33.3% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $41,129 and has fallen 64.8% since, to $14,458 in 2025. Among rheumatology clinicians in MI with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.

$102,061in general payments, 2019–2025

Across 50 payments — averaging $2041.22 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.

  • Neurometrix Inc$34K
  • Merck$19K
  • AbbVie$16K
  • Mylan Inc.$10K
  • UCB SA$5K
  • Heron Therapeutics, Inc.$5K
  • plus $13K from 10 others
$5,550in research payments, 2019–2025

Across 2 payments — averaging $2775.00 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.

  • Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.$3K
  • AbbVie$2K

What the payments were for

  • Consulting fees$88,90087%
  • Speaking & faculty fees$9,5189%
  • Travel & lodging$2,9483%
  • Food & beverage$6941%

General payments by program year

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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.

CompanyPaymentsTotal
Neurometrix Inc2$34,000
Merck23$19,247
AbbVie(2 entities)5$15,950
Mylan Inc.4$9,891
UCB SA1$4,970
Heron Therapeutics, Inc.3$4,600
Bayer Healthcare LLC1$2,825
Eli Lilly1$2,625
Lilly USA, LLC1$2,100
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.2$2,100
GSK1$1,095
Lundbeck LLC2$1,050
Orion Corporation1$525
H. Lundbeck A S1$525
Saluda Medical Americas, Inc.1$500
Swing Therapeutics, Inc.1$59

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

$102,061 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 195 rheumatology providers in Michigan.

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