Frank Faris, MD
Gastroenterology · Las Vegas, NVNPI 1376644344
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 96.0% of the total across 655 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 34 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 28.0% of the total. Among gastroenterology clinicians in NV with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 655 payments — averaging $21.79 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$4K
- Johnson & Johnson$2K
- Intra-sana Laboratories$2K
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$921
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$828
- Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.$474
- plus $4K from 28 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$13,70596%
- Education$2762%
- Gifts$2882%
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(2 entities) | 162 | $4,000 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 107 | $2,365 |
| Intra-sana Laboratories | 117 | $2,074 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 36 | $921 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 56 | $828 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 27 | $474 |
| Braintree Laboratories, Inc. | 16 | $434 |
| Merck | 22 | $410 |
| Sanofi | 19 | $405 |
| Gilead | 11 | $370 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 17 | $308 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 8 | $245 |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc. | 11 | $218 |
| Pfizer | 10 | $187 |
| Enterra Medical, Inc. | 1 | $166 |
| QOL Medical, LLC | 1 | $161 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 5 | $115 |
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 5 | $84 |
| Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. | 4 | $75 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $61 |
| UCB, Inc. | 2 | $46 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 2 | $42 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | 2 | $37 |
| Madrigal Pharmaceuticals | 1 | $35 |
| Ardelyx, Inc. | 1 | $31 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Novo Nordisk | 1 | $22 |
| Alfasigma USA, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Redhill Biopharma Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Concordia Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 1 | $19 |
| Lucid Diagnostics Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| AstraZeneca | 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.
How this compares
$14,269 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 103 gastroenterology providers in Nevada.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| StelaraUstekinumab | 17 | $452,933 |
| Glycopyrrolate | 110 | $316,752 |
| EntyvioVedolizumab | 18 | $156,218 |
| Humira(Cf) PenAdalimumab | 16 | $134,977 |
| XifaxanRifaximin | 25 | $87,177 |
| LinzessLinaclotide | 82 | $70,224 |
| ClenpiqSod Picosulf/Mag Ox/Citric Ac | 226 | $38,616 |
| IbsrelaTenapanor Hcl | 12 | $23,182 |
| VemlidyTenofovir Alafenamide | 13 | $21,727 |
| BaracludeEntecavir | 11 | $14,795 |
| Mesalamine | 27 | $8,566 |
| Famotidine | 581 | $7,577 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 867 | $6,589 |
| Mesalamine ErMesalamine | 32 | $5,540 |
| Ursodiol | 49 | $4,926 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & JohnsonStelara | $2,365 | $452,93317 claims |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.Entyvio | $921 | $156,21818 claims |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLCXifaxan | $828 | $87,17725 claims |
| AbbVieLinzess | $4,000 | $70,22482 claims |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.Clenpiq | $474 | $38,616226 claims |
| Ardelyx, Inc.Ibsrela | $31 | $23,18212 claims |
| GileadVemlidy | $370 | $21,72713 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 90th percentile of 103 gastroenterology providers in Nevada.
Other gastroenterology in Las Vegas
- Christian StoneLas Vegas$1.1M
- James HanLas Vegas$47K
- Filippo CremoniniLas Vegas$36K
- Vijay JayaramanLas Vegas$28K
- Gary ChenLas Vegas$27K
- David ShihLas Vegas$26K
- Noel FajardoLas Vegas$22K
- Tarek AmmarLas Vegas$14K
- Eladio CarreraLas Vegas$13K
- Uday SaraiyaLas Vegas$11K
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.