David Nelson
Gastroenterology · Gainesville, FLNPI 1710949995
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 3 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 3 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 47.4% of the total. That places this record below the midpoint for gastroenterology clinicians in FL, where the typical reported total is $3,025.
Across 3 payments — averaging $56.19 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$80
- Mauna Kea Technologies, Inc.$45
- Gilead$44
Across 49 payments — averaging $106,414 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.
- AbbVie$3.9M
- Gilead$1.1M
- Merck$206K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$169100%
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 | 1 | $80 |
| Mauna Kea Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $45 |
| Gilead | 1 | $44 |
How this compares
$169 in reported general payments places this provider in the 10th percentile of 1,388 gastroenterology providers in Florida.
Other gastroenterology in Gainesville
- Charles SninskyGainesville$983K
- Peter DraganovGainesville$832K
- Samuel GidayOrlando$2M
- Lukasz KwapiszMiami$1.2M
- Jennifer Seminerio-DiehlOrlando$1.1M
- Udayakumar NavaneethanSaint Petersburg$1.1M
- Ronen AraiCoral Springs$1.1M
- Arin NewmanMiami Beach$716K
- Joanna LopezMiami$670K
- Jose NietoSebring$573K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.