Hays Arnold, MD
Gastroenterology · Live Oak, TXNPI 1699765461
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 347 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 28 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 46.2% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $1,682, 2.8 times the $595 reported in 2019.
Across 347 payments — averaging $17.39 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$3K
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$513
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$453
- Gilead$347
- Pfizer$281
- Johnson & Johnson$264
- plus $1K from 22 others
Across 8 payments — averaging $11,443 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.
- Gilead$92K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$6,035100%
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) | 176 | $2,789 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 28 | $513 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 23 | $453 |
| Gilead | 18 | $347 |
| Pfizer | 16 | $281 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 16 | $264 |
| Echosens North America, Inc. | 1 | $157 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 8 | $157 |
| Madrigal Pharmaceuticals | 8 | $141 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 8 | $129 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 6 | $113 |
| Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc | 5 | $102 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 6 | $66 |
| QOL Medical, LLC | 4 | $65 |
| Sanofi | 3 | $60 |
| Ardelyx, Inc. | 3 | $54 |
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $53 |
| Merck | 2 | $51 |
| Braintree Laboratories, Inc. | 3 | $49 |
| Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC | 2 | $44 |
| Celltrion USA Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Redhill Biopharma Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Romark Laboratories, LC | 1 | $20 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 1 | $19 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Evoke Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
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.
- FibroScan$157
How this compares
$6,035 in reported general payments places this provider in the 65th percentile of 1,350 gastroenterology providers in Texas.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| StelaraUstekinumab | 16 | $456,734 |
| EpclusaSofosbuvir/Velpatasvir | 12 | $298,673 |
| CreonLipase/Protease/Amylase | 58 | $186,287 |
| Humira(Cf) PenAdalimumab | 22 | $170,257 |
| RezdiffraResmetirom | 30 | $119,400 |
| XifaxanRifaximin | 48 | $111,099 |
| LinzessLinaclotide | 83 | $102,663 |
| PlenvuPeg3350/Sod Sul/Nacl/Kcl/Asb/C | 88 | $12,041 |
| ClenpiqSod Picosulf/Mag Ox/Citric Ac | 72 | $11,752 |
| MounjaroTirzepatide | 11 | $11,682 |
| SuflavePeg 3350/Sod Sulf,chlr/Pot/Mag | 86 | $10,632 |
| Rabeprazole Sodium | 93 | $9,076 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 611 | $8,463 |
| Ursodiol | 51 | $7,711 |
| SutabSod Sulf/Pot Chloride/Mag Sulf | 38 | $6,189 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & JohnsonStelara | $264 | $456,73416 claims |
| GileadEpclusa | $347 | $298,67312 claims |
| AbbVieCreon, Linzess | $2,789 | $288,950141 claims |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLCXifaxan, Plenvu | $513 | $123,140136 claims |
| Madrigal PharmaceuticalsRezdiffra | $141 | $119,40030 claims |
| Braintree Laboratories, Inc.Suflave, Sutab | $49 | $16,821124 claims |
| Lilly USA, LLCMounjaro | $157 | $11,68211 claims |
| Redhill Biopharma Inc.Movantik | $22 | $5,91613 claims |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.Dexilant | $453 | $4,11612 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 65th percentile of 1,350 gastroenterology providers in Texas.
Other gastroenterology in Live Oak
- Stephen HarrisonLive Oak$727K
- John FordtranDallas$9.9M
- Michael BrownDallas$5.5M
- Bincy AbrahamHouston$1.6M
- Mazen NoureddinHouston$1.5M
- Stephen PappasHouston$1.4M
- Anish PatelFort Sam Houston$1.3M
- Timothy RitterSouthlake$961K
- Parvez MantryDallas$958K
- Nadege GunnWaco$933K
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.