Ismat Asad
Family Medicine · Richmond, VANPI 1730403320
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 157 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 24 manufacturers reported payments, led by Novo Nordisk at 24.2% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $1,026 and has fallen 58.2% since, to $429 in 2022.
Across 157 payments — averaging $14.87 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novo Nordisk$566
- AbbVie$409
- Amgen$351
- GSK$142
- Amarin Pharma, Inc.$108
- Pfizer$96
- plus $662 from 18 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,334100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novo Nordisk | 41 | $566 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 26 | $409 |
| Amgen | 25 | $351 |
| GSK | 11 | $142 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 5 | $108 |
| Pfizer | 7 | $96 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 4 | $90 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 5 | $75 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 6 | $75 |
| Merck | 4 | $59 |
| Bayer | 3 | $57 |
| AstraZeneca | 4 | $52 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 2 | $52 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 3 | $44 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2 | $23 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 1 | $22 |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 1 | $17 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 1 | $15 |
| Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Novartis | 1 | $12 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 1 | $12 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $12 |
| Metuchen Pharmaceuticals | 1 | $11 |
How this compares
$2,334 in reported general payments places this provider in the 80th percentile of 2,553 family medicine providers in Virginia.
Other family medicine in Richmond
- Paul StairsRichmond$105K
- Edwin RobinsonRichmond$83K
- James FosterRichmond$27K
- Daniel DavidRichmond$16K
- Douglas KlassettRichmond$16K
- James ZelenakRichmond$15K
- David SteinRichmond$15K
- Richard TateRichmond$14K
- Oluwaronke AwosikaFort Gregg Adams$397K
- Monique MatuskowitzNorfolk$110K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.