J West
Gastroenterology · Athens, GANPI 1710024195
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 98.5% of the total across 250 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 AbbVie at 27.2% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $1,406 and has fallen 79.9% since, to $282 in 2022. That places this record below the midpoint for gastroenterology clinicians in GA, where the typical reported total is $3,789.
Across 250 payments — averaging $15.54 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$1K
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$941
- UCB, Inc.$313
- Johnson & Johnson$280
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$248
- Gilead$175
- plus $872 from 18 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,82999%
- Education$571%
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) | 61 | $1,056 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 77 | $941 |
| UCB, Inc. | 18 | $313 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 16 | $280 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 15 | $248 |
| Gilead | 8 | $175 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 8 | $110 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 6 | $89 |
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 5 | $86 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 6 | $86 |
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | 1 | $85 |
| Merck | 5 | $62 |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc. | 4 | $57 |
| Pfizer | 3 | $45 |
| Braintree Laboratories, Inc. | 3 | $39 |
| Evoke Pharma, Inc. | 3 | $36 |
| Romark Laboratories, LC | 2 | $33 |
| Shionogi Inc | 2 | $31 |
| QOL Medical, LLC | 2 | $25 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Vivus LLC | 1 | $22 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 1 | $19 |
| Redhill Biopharma Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Alfasigma USA, Inc. | 1 | $11 |
How this compares
$3,886 in reported general payments places this provider in the 50th percentile of 492 gastroenterology providers in Georgia.
Other gastroenterology in Athens
- Minesh MehtaAthens$32K
- Gregory SmithAthens$31K
- Erik PersonAthens$15K
- Nitin GuptaAtlanta$1.1M
- Cynthia RudertAtlanta$720K
- Douglas WolfAtlanta$668K
- Kavita KongaraAtlanta$492K
- Girish AnandAtlanta$425K
- Satish RaoAugusta$335K
- Roshan ShresthaAtlanta$317K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.