James Briggs
Urology · Maryville, TNNPI 1811996358
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 91.9% of the total across 105 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 31 manufacturers reported payments, led by Astellas Pharma US Inc at 29.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $799 and has fallen 97.4% since, to $21 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for urology clinicians in TN, where the typical reported total is $3,324.
Across 105 payments — averaging $17.06 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Astellas Pharma US Inc$522
- Pfizer$149
- Urovant Sciences Inc$122
- Boston Scientific$90
- Bayer$89
- Coloplast$85
- plus $735 from 25 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,64792%
- Education$1458%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 24 | $522 |
| Pfizer | 14 | $149 |
| Urovant Sciences Inc | 5 | $122 |
| Boston Scientific | 4 | $90 |
| Bayer | 6 | $89 |
| Coloplast | 6 | $85 |
| Dendreon Pharmaceuticals LLC | 4 | $79 |
| Axonics, Inc. | 4 | $64 |
| 180 Medical, Inc. | 3 | $50 |
| Urogen Pharma, Inc. | 2 | $46 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 3 | $45 |
| Zyla Life Sciences, Inc. | 3 | $44 |
| Tolmar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $44 |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 3 | $42 |
| Rochester Medical Corporation | 2 | $35 |
| Ambu Inc. | 2 | $32 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 2 | $29 |
| Cook Medical LLC | 2 | $28 |
| Blue Earth Diagnostics | 1 | $25 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 2 | $25 |
| Dornier Medtech America, Inc | 1 | $19 |
| Merck | 1 | $18 |
| Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Therapeuticsmd, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Axogen | 1 | $15 |
| Neotract Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Duchesnay USA Incorporated | 1 | $13 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $12 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 1 | $12 |
| Avadel Specialty Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 1 | $11 |
| Clarus Therapeutics Inc. | 1 | $3 |
How this compares
$1,792 in reported general payments places this provider in the 35th percentile of 276 urology providers in Tennessee.
Other urology in Maryville
- L KnollNashville$2.1M
- David GubinMemphis$1M
- Gautam JayramNashville$1M
- David MorrisHendersonville$871K
- Roger DmochowskiNashville$763K
- Paul EberGermantown$476K
- Ashley TapscottNashville$425K
- Raoul ConcepcionNashville$339K
- Melissa KaufmanNashville$312K
- Mark GreenbergerMemphis$249K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.