Gordon Lam, MD
Rheumatology · Charlotte, NCNPI 1750427308
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $1,978,128 of the $2,715,089 with a category attached, or 72.9%. It is spread thinly across 28 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 23.0%. Among rheumatology clinicians in NC 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 2,983 payments — averaging $910.19 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$626K
- Amgen$415K
- AstraZeneca$386K
- Johnson & Johnson$256K
- Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC$235K
- Sanofi$148K
- plus $648K from 22 others
Across 87 payments — averaging $8868.34 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Amgen$227K
- Novartis$200K
- Astrazeneca UK Limited$101K
- Sanofi US Services Inc.$97K
- GSK$74K
- Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc.$42K
- plus $31K from 4 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$351,72113%
- Speaking & faculty fees$1,978,12873%
- Travel & lodging$328,09512%
- Food & beverage$57,0122%
- Education$1330%
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 | 656 | $625,686 |
| Amgen(2 entities) | 446 | $415,453 |
| AstraZeneca | 365 | $386,044 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 268 | $256,315 |
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | 208 | $235,243 |
| Sanofi | 153 | $148,080 |
| GSK | 140 | $146,504 |
| UCB, Inc. | 201 | $132,220 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 177 | $131,003 |
| Pfizer | 126 | $115,676 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 105 | $86,556 |
| Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. | 38 | $23,555 |
| Cardinal Health 110 LLC | 4 | $7,200 |
| Novartis | 36 | $3,008 |
| Gilead | 1 | $1,300 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 14 | $252 |
| Radius Health, Inc. | 11 | $237 |
| Sobi, Inc | 4 | $180 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 9 | $180 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | 5 | $117 |
| ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 5 | $87 |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $45 |
| Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC | 2 | $39 |
| Tonix Medicines, Inc. | 2 | $34 |
| Organon | 2 | $33 |
| Sandoz | 1 | $19 |
| Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. | 1 | $13 |
| Merck | 1 | $11 |
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
$2,715,089 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 210 rheumatology providers in North Carolina.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| BenlystaBelimumab | 24 | $136,485 |
| Enbrel SureclickEtanercept | 15 | $113,868 |
| EnbrelEtanercept | 11 | $77,302 |
| TymlosAbaloparatide | 21 | $53,958 |
| ActemraTocilizumab | 14 | $53,350 |
| Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate | 360 | $15,017 |
| MethotrexateMethotrexate Sodium | 399 | $11,225 |
| Colchicine | 65 | $6,647 |
| Leflunomide | 116 | $6,570 |
| Mycophenolate Mofetil | 16 | $5,012 |
| Cevimeline Hcl | 15 | $3,532 |
| Prednisone | 374 | $2,882 |
| Febuxostat | 19 | $2,461 |
| Celecoxib | 59 | $2,127 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 142 | $2,118 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| GSKBenlysta | $146,504 | $136,48524 claims |
| AmgenEnbrel | $415,453 | $77,30211 claims |
| Radius Health, Inc.Tymlos | $237 | $53,95821 claims |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.Colchicine | $45 | $6,64765 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 95th percentile of 210 rheumatology providers in North Carolina.
Other rheumatology in Charlotte
- Andrew LasterCharlotte$421K
- Jill ZouzoulasCharlotte$377K
- Heather GladueCharlotte$168K
- Charles WithersCharlotte$136K
- Firas KassabCharlotte$80K
- Alireza NamiCharlotte$45K
- Amit PatelCharlotte$18K
- John BrendeseCharlotte$18K
- Diane GeorgeCharlotte$16K
- Eric OrlowskyCharlotte$10K
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.