Gary Kosc
Gastroenterology · Woodland Park, NJNPI 1932105236
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 98.3% of the total across 111 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 AbbVie at 44.6% of the total. That places this record below the midpoint for gastroenterology clinicians in NJ, where the typical reported total is $2,298.
Across 111 payments — averaging $14.94 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$740
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$188
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$131
- Johnson & Johnson$88
- QOL Medical, LLC$82
- Pfizer$63
- plus $366 from 13 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$292%
- Food & beverage$1,63098%
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) | 42 | $740 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 11 | $188 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 10 | $131 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 7 | $88 |
| QOL Medical, LLC | 9 | $82 |
| Pfizer | 5 | $63 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 4 | $57 |
| Evoke Pharma, Inc. | 4 | $55 |
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $45 |
| Merck | 3 | $42 |
| Redhill Biopharma Inc. | 3 | $42 |
| Gilead | 2 | $24 |
| Vivus LLC | 2 | $20 |
| Shionogi Inc | 1 | $17 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 1 | $12 |
| Braintree Laboratories, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 1 | $11 |
How this compares
$1,659 in reported general payments places this provider in the 40th percentile of 701 gastroenterology providers in New Jersey.
Other gastroenterology in Woodland Park
- Vinod RustgiNew Brunswick$431K
- Zamir BrelviNewark$391K
- Adam ElfantMount Laurel$385K
- Devjit NayarHoboken$258K
- Lea ChenNew Brunswick$185K
- Alexander PerelmanWest Orange$160K
- Barry KaufmanEgg Harbor Township$157K
- Anish ShethPrinceton$151K
- Ramesh GuptaFair Lawn$143K
- Sanket PatelVoorhees$134K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.