Gene Schwartz, MD
Internal Medicine · Trenton, NDNPI 1457618456
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 96.7% of the total across 96 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 28.2% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $3,125 and has fallen 96.9% since, to $97 in 2022. Among internal medicine clinicians in ND 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 96 payments — averaging $61.17 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$2K
- Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC$689
- VYNE Pharmaceuticals Inc.$457
- Sanofi$447
- Novartis$434
- Bristol Myers Squibb$364
- plus $2K from 13 others
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$972%
- Food & beverage$5,67697%
- Education$992%
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 | 36 | $1,654 |
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | 6 | $689 |
| VYNE Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 4 | $457 |
| Sanofi | 4 | $447 |
| Novartis | 9 | $434 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 6 | $364 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 10 | $328 |
| Amgen | 4 | $300 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 4 | $182 |
| Ortho Dermatologics, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 2 | $156 |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $144 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $124 |
| Almirall LLC | 1 | $123 |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.p. | 1 | $120 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 1 | $99 |
| EPI Health, LLC | 1 | $97 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $97 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2 | $36 |
| Kyowa Kirin, 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.
How this compares
$5,872 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 159 internal medicine providers in North Dakota.
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.
Other internal medicine in Trenton
- Michael LillestolFargo$18K
- Khalin DendyBismarck$10K
- Bruce OlinDickinson$8K
- Stephanie CanhamBismarck$4K
- Radu RautaBismarck$3K
- Donald GrenzBismarck$3K
- Julia SchwartzBismarck$3K
- Amanda BlanchardBismarck$3K
- Brent HellaFargo$3K
- Chandni AnandMinot$3K
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.