Dipesh Banker
Gastroenterology · North Las Vegas, NVNPI 1891896908
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 65 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 20 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 28.0% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $479, 4.7 times the $102 reported in 2019. That places this record below the midpoint for gastroenterology clinicians in NV, where the typical reported total is $3,212.
Across 65 payments — averaging $17.93 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$326
- Johnson & Johnson$178
- Pfizer$103
- Sanofi$64
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$60
- Lilly USA, LLC$48
- plus $386 from 14 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,166100%
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 | 18 | $326 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 12 | $178 |
| Pfizer | 6 | $103 |
| Sanofi | 3 | $64 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 3 | $60 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 2 | $48 |
| Madrigal Pharmaceuticals | 2 | $47 |
| Shionogi Inc | 2 | $41 |
| Intra-sana Laboratories | 1 | $41 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 2 | $37 |
| Redhill Biopharma Inc. | 2 | $31 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 2 | $30 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $30 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 2 | $27 |
| Ambu Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Organon | 1 | $19 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $18 |
| Cook Medical LLC | 1 | $18 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Merck | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$1,166 in reported general payments places this provider in the 30th percentile of 103 gastroenterology providers in Nevada.
Other gastroenterology in North Las Vegas
- Yasser SaloumNorth Las Vegas$49K
- Vishvinder SharmaNorth Las Vegas$5K
- Joseph FayadNorth Las Vegas$4K
- Christian StoneLas Vegas$1.1M
- Rajat SoodHenderson$258K
- James HanLas Vegas$47K
- Filippo CremoniniLas Vegas$36K
- Vijay JayaramanLas Vegas$28K
- Gary ChenLas Vegas$27K
- David ShihLas Vegas$26K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.