David Tessler, DO
Gastroenterology · Mesa, AZNPI 1659359883
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $137,703 of the $190,963 with a category attached, or 72.1%. AbbVie accounts for 74.5% of it on its own, with 59 other manufacturers making up the rest. Among gastroenterology clinicians in AZ 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 991 payments — averaging $192.70 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$142K
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$22K
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$4K
- Celltrion USA Inc.$3K
- Gilead$2K
- Ardelyx, Inc.$2K
- plus $15K from 54 others
Across 17 payments — averaging $1290.64 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$22K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$16,8129%
- Speaking & faculty fees$137,70372%
- Travel & lodging$10,5796%
- Food & beverage$25,62113%
- Education$2490%
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.
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
$190,963 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 355 gastroenterology providers in Arizona.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Humira(Cf) PenAdalimumab | 32 | $226,828 |
| LinzessLinaclotide | 68 | $74,939 |
| RezdiffraResmetirom | 12 | $64,088 |
| ZenpepLipase/Protease/Amylase | 24 | $54,520 |
| XifaxanRifaximin | 13 | $34,658 |
| CreonLipase/Protease/Amylase | 12 | $34,069 |
| ClenpiqSod Picosulf/Mag Ox/Citric Ac | 70 | $12,054 |
| TrulancePlecanatide | 17 | $10,021 |
| Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag SulfSodium, Potassium,mag Sulfates | 154 | $9,810 |
| Mesalamine | 41 | $7,256 |
| Vancomycin Hcl | 22 | $3,942 |
| DexilantDexlansoprazole | 13 | $3,873 |
| Colestipol Hcl | 63 | $3,515 |
| Mesalamine ErMesalamine | 12 | $3,353 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 277 | $2,963 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVieLinzess, Creon | $142,217 | $109,00880 claims |
| Madrigal PharmaceuticalsRezdiffra | $1,001 | $64,08812 claims |
| Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc.Zenpep | $435 | $54,52024 claims |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLCXifaxan, Trulance | $1,794 | $44,67830 claims |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.Clenpiq | $323 | $12,05470 claims |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.Dexilant | $4,157 | $3,87313 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 95th percentile of 355 gastroenterology providers in Arizona.
Other gastroenterology in Mesa
- David LeffMesa$377K
- Elisa FaybushMesa$30K
- Shahbaz QureshiMesa$25K
- Charles SapersteinMesa$25K
- Carlos Zapata AntigoniMesa$25K
- George WalkerMesa$15K
- Joel BrillParadise Valley$847K
- Daniel MelineScottsdale$795K
- David FleischerScottsdale$410K
- Neil SharmaGilbert$405K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.