Eric Mallico, MD
Surgery · Salisbury, NCNPI 1790813863
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (47.9%), consulting fees and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. accounts for 87.6% of it on its own, with 17 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $32,470 and has fallen 95.3% since, to $1,529 in 2025. Among surgery clinicians in NC 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 300 payments — averaging $261.49 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.$69K
- Johnson & Johnson$4K
- Stryker$3K
- Avanos Medical$723
- Davol Inc.$699
- Novo Nordisk$413
- plus $2K from 12 others
Across 10 payments — averaging $13,378 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.
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.$134K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$17,82023%
- Speaking & faculty fees$37,56548%
- Travel & lodging$10,12313%
- Food & beverage$12,93816%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 192 | $68,705 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 44 | $3,641 |
| Stryker | 14 | $2,702 |
| Avanos Medical | 6 | $723 |
| Davol Inc. | 7 | $699 |
| Novo Nordisk | 18 | $413 |
| Medtronic | 2 | $258 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | 5 | $230 |
| Sanara Medtech Inc. | 1 | $204 |
| Peerless Surgical Inc. | 1 | $131 |
| Teleflex LLC | 1 | $124 |
| Smith+Nephew | 3 | $114 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 1 | $112 |
| BD | 1 | $108 |
| Dova Pharmaceuticals | 1 | $97 |
| Endogastric Solutions, Inc | 1 | $86 |
| Intuitive Surgical | 1 | $77 |
| Echosens North America, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
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.
- SYNECOR Biomaterial$40,348
- BIO-A Tissue Reinforcement$9,049
- GORE SYNECOR Biomaterial$8,838
- SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforcement$4,111
- GORE SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforce$2,437
- SPY-PHI SYSTEM$1,462
- LINX Reflux Management System$1,121
- GORE ENFORM Biomaterial$1,042
- 1688 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA$781
- GORE ENFORM Preperitoneal Biomaterial$712
- ON-Q* PUMP AND ACCESSORIES$699
- ECHELON ENDOPATH$601
- STRATAFIX$364
- Phasix Mesh$356
- GORE BIO-A Tissue Reinforcement$346
- Echelon Powered Circular$234
- PHASIX$228
- Echelon Flex$227
- CellerateRx$204
- SEAMGUARD Staple Line Reinforcement$157
How this compares
$78,446 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 970 surgery providers in North Carolina.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| MounjaroTirzepatide | 18 | $19,127 |
| LinzessLinaclotide | 15 | $12,908 |
| Sucralfate | 13 | $1,489 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 120 | $593 |
| Promethazine Hcl | 19 | $484 |
| Omeprazole | 39 | $396 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | 30 | $202 |
| Metoclopramide Hcl | 52 | $168 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 26 | $140 |
| Gabapentin | 15 | $111 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-TrimethoprimSulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 18 | $68 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 14 | $34 |
| Topiramate | 13 | $22 |
| Meloxicam | 14 | $18 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other surgery in Salisbury
- Brant HenifordCharlotte$831K
- Vedra AugensteinCharlotte$789K
- John MartinieCharlotte$712K
- Dana PortenierDurham$702K
- Paul EnochsCary$595K
- David IannittiCharlotte$360K
- William HopeWilmington$350K
- Martyn KnowlesRaleigh$311K
- Walter BoydGreenville$311K
- Gregory StanleyCharlotte$304K
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.