David Kafonek
Gastroenterology · Lutherville, MDNPI 1609834894
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 95.0% of the total across 195 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 14 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 38.3% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $1,875 and has fallen 99.3% since, to $13 in 2022. That places this record below the midpoint for gastroenterology clinicians in MD, where the typical reported total is $2,763.
Across 195 payments — averaging $16.92 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$1K
- Johnson & Johnson$531
- Daiichi Sankyo Inc.$412
- QOL Medical, LLC$267
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$214
- Pfizer$193
- plus $418 from 8 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,13695%
- Education$191%
- Gifts$1454%
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) | 79 | $1,265 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 32 | $531 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 19 | $412 |
| QOL Medical, LLC | 18 | $267 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 16 | $214 |
| Pfizer | 11 | $193 |
| Braintree Laboratories, Inc. | 5 | $164 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 8 | $133 |
| UCB, Inc. | 2 | $39 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 1 | $17 |
| Alfasigma USA, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 1 | $13 |
| Foundation Medicine, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
How this compares
$3,300 in reported general payments places this provider in the 50th percentile of 455 gastroenterology providers in Maryland.
Other gastroenterology in Lutherville
- Apurva ModiRockville$1.1M
- Sergey KantsevoyBaltimore$1.1M
- Anurag MaheshwariBaltimore$803K
- Aline Charabaty PishvaianBaltimore$631K
- Zachary BormanChevy Chase$520K
- Mouen KhashabBaltimore$440K
- Erica CohenChevy Chase$385K
- Natarajan RavendhranCatonsville$367K
- Raymond CrossBaltimore$341K
- Raja TaunkAnnapolis$328K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.