Gene Gordon, MD
Anesthesiology · Sylacauga, ALNPI 1073579777
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 89 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 21 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 12.9% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $608 and has fallen 96.6% since, to $21 in 2025. Among anesthesiology clinicians in AL 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 89 payments — averaging $16.37 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.$188
- Almatica Pharma LLC$169
- Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.$116
- AbbVie$115
- MDD US Operations, LLC$109
- Biodelivery Sciences International, Inc.$102
- plus $657 from 15 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,457100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 12 | $188 |
| Almatica Pharma LLC | 8 | $169 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 9 | $116 |
| AbbVie | 6 | $115 |
| MDD US Operations, LLC | 9 | $109 |
| Biodelivery Sciences International, Inc. | 7 | $102 |
| Abbott | 6 | $97 |
| IBSA Pharma Inc. | 5 | $95 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 6 | $82 |
| Eisai Inc. | 3 | $68 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 3 | $66 |
| Novartis | 3 | $50 |
| Redhill Biopharma Inc. | 2 | $39 |
| Amgen | 2 | $30 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 2 | $29 |
| Upsher-smith Laboratories LLC | 1 | $21 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 1 | $19 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $17 |
| GRT US Holding, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $15 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | 1 | $12 |
How this compares
$1,457 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 484 anesthesiology providers in Alabama.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 576 | $12,965 |
| Buprenorphine | 15 | $6,978 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 146 | $4,796 |
| Celecoxib | 239 | $3,575 |
| Gabapentin | 328 | $3,505 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 175 | $2,239 |
| Pregabalin | 158 | $1,907 |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | 144 | $1,326 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 147 | $1,159 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 30 | $766 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 102 | $759 |
| Lidocaine | 11 | $755 |
| Acetaminophen-CodeineAcetaminophen With Codeine | 39 | $686 |
| Tramadol Hcl-AcetaminophenTramadol Hcl/Acetaminophen | 38 | $623 |
| Methocarbamol | 39 | $488 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USABuprenorphine | $12 | $6,97815 claims |
| Upsher-smith Laboratories LLCTopiramate | $21 | $5022 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 484 anesthesiology providers in Alabama.
Other anesthesiology in Sylacauga
- Alexandru VisanBirmingham$138K
- Gregory HickmanBirmingham$134K
- Leslie FletcherHuntsville$35K
- Ursula WesselmannBirmingham$33K
- Keith JonesBirmingham$26K
- Clayton NewellHuntsville$17K
- Justin RoutmanBirmingham$16K
- Joshua SmithBirmingham$14K
- Prentiss LawsonBirmingham$13K
- Thomas ReganBirmingham$9K
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.