David Welch
Gastroenterology · Johnson City, TNNPI 1871597278
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.6% of the total across 236 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 19 manufacturers reported payments, led by Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC at 32.0% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $1,309 and has fallen 98.1% since, to $25 in 2023. That places this record below the midpoint for gastroenterology clinicians in TN, where the typical reported total is $2,975.
Across 236 payments — averaging $12.60 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$953
- AbbVie$698
- Pfizer$309
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$302
- Johnson & Johnson$181
- Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc$150
- plus $381 from 13 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,961100%
- Education$130%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 79 | $953 |
| AbbVie | 50 | $698 |
| Pfizer | 34 | $309 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 22 | $302 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 13 | $181 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 12 | $150 |
| Braintree Laboratories, Inc. | 6 | $104 |
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 4 | $57 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 3 | $45 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 3 | $39 |
| Gilead | 2 | $29 |
| QOL Medical, LLC | 1 | $16 |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Romark Laboratories, LC | 1 | $13 |
| Shionogi Inc | 1 | $12 |
| Redhill Biopharma Inc. | 1 | $12 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $12 |
| UCB, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
How this compares
$2,975 in reported general payments places this provider in the 50th percentile of 336 gastroenterology providers in Tennessee.
Other gastroenterology in Johnson City
- Chakradhar ReddyJohnson City$161K
- David SchwartzNashville$1.3M
- Ziad YounesGermantown$1M
- Dawn Borromeo BeaulieuNashville$421K
- Satheesh NairMemphis$349K
- Colin HowdenMemphis$291K
- Sara HorstNashville$246K
- Raj NarayaniKnoxville$204K
- Leonard BaidooMemphis$152K
- William LylesMaryville$151K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.