David Persaud
Geriatric Medicine · East Ellijay, GANPI 1609087527
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 98.5% of the total across 116 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 23 manufacturers reported payments, led by Novo Nordisk at 27.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $990 and has fallen 98.1% since, to $19 in 2022.
Across 116 payments — averaging $17.73 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novo Nordisk$557
- GSK$337
- Lilly USA, LLC$239
- Boston Scientific$115
- Amgen$93
- Johnson & Johnson$86
- plus $630 from 17 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,02799%
- Education$301%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novo Nordisk | 33 | $557 |
| GSK | 18 | $337 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 17 | $239 |
| Boston Scientific | 2 | $115 |
| Amgen(2 entities) | 5 | $93 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 5 | $86 |
| Indivior Inc. | 4 | $75 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 3 | $58 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 3 | $57 |
| Bayer | 3 | $56 |
| Novartis | 3 | $52 |
| AstraZeneca | 3 | $44 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $38 |
| Abbott | 2 | $38 |
| IBSA Pharma Inc. | 2 | $36 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 2 | $33 |
| Pfizer | 2 | $30 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 2 | $29 |
| Alkermes, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Merck | 1 | $15 |
| Roche Diagnostics Corporation | 1 | $15 |
| Eisai Inc. | 1 | $14 |
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.
- TRELEGY ELLIPTA$102
How this compares
$2,057 in reported general payments places this provider in the 80th percentile of 75 geriatric medicine providers in Georgia.
Other geriatric medicine in East Ellijay
- Joseph MiccaMarietta$130K
- Monica ParkerAtlanta$74K
- Daniel DinoSt Marys$13K
- Wayne MorrisAthens$12K
- Harry StrothersMacon$10K
- Scott MikellStatesboro$10K
- Theodore JohnsonAtlanta$6K
- Anitha KoduruEvans$6K
- Sudeshna NandiDuluth$6K
- Jayesh PatelMacon$6K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.