Gary Thomas
Gastroenterology · Fayetteville, ARNPI 1831125731
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 92.2% of the total across 165 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 21 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 25.0% of the total. 2023 is the largest year on record at $934, 4.7 times the $198 reported in 2019. That places this record below the midpoint for gastroenterology clinicians in AR, where the typical reported total is $4,058.
Across 165 payments — averaging $16.19 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$668
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$329
- Johnson & Johnson$299
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$263
- Braintree Laboratories, Inc.$229
- Pfizer$221
- plus $663 from 15 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,46492%
- Education$161%
- Gifts$1917%
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) | 36 | $668 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 19 | $329 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 17 | $299 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 16 | $263 |
| Braintree Laboratories, Inc. | 26 | $229 |
| Pfizer | 15 | $221 |
| Organon | 5 | $140 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 4 | $71 |
| Sanofi | 4 | $67 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 4 | $65 |
| Amgen | 3 | $59 |
| Medtronic | 3 | $53 |
| Cook Medical LLC | 2 | $48 |
| QOL Medical, LLC | 2 | $41 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 2 | $27 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 2 | $26 |
| Merck | 1 | $15 |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
| Novo Nordisk | 1 | $12 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $12 |
How this compares
$2,672 in reported general payments places this provider in the 40th percentile of 108 gastroenterology providers in Arkansas.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Omeprazole | 20 | $274 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other gastroenterology in Fayetteville
- Jeffrey EllisonFayetteville$6K
- Chad PaschallFayetteville$4K
- Stephen HicksFayetteville$3K
- Glenn DavisLittle Rock$2.7M
- Ranga BalasekaranSpringdale$235K
- Ali KhanLittle Rock$49K
- Jaymie PenningtonLittle Rock$17K
- Michael JohnsonLittle Rock$17K
- David BackstedtLittle Rock$16K
- Hrair SimonianFort Smith$15K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.