James Hunter
Gastroenterology · Lexington, KYNPI 1982620241
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 126 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 17 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 30.4% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $1,267 and has fallen 95.3% since, to $59 in 2022. That places this record below the midpoint for gastroenterology clinicians in KY, where the typical reported total is $3,388.
Across 126 payments — averaging $13.63 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$523
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$281
- Johnson & Johnson$226
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$183
- Gilead$123
- Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.$112
- plus $270 from 11 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,718100%
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 | 38 | $523 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 21 | $281 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 19 | $226 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 17 | $183 |
| Gilead | 7 | $123 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 6 | $112 |
| Braintree Laboratories, Inc. | 4 | $54 |
| UCB, Inc. | 3 | $42 |
| Romark Laboratories, LC | 2 | $40 |
| QOL Medical, LLC | 2 | $32 |
| Enterra Medical, Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Dynavax Technologies Corporation | 1 | $15 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 1 | $13 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $12 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $11 |
| Merck | 1 | $11 |
How this compares
$1,718 in reported general payments places this provider in the 35th percentile of 207 gastroenterology providers in Kentucky.
Other gastroenterology in Lexington
- Terrence BarrettLexington$57K
- An-Yu ChenLexington$25K
- Kathleen MartinLexington$23K
- Gregory WoolfolkLexington$19K
- Matthew AshmunLexington$19K
- Deborah FlomenhoftLexington$18K
- Scott MerkleyLexington$18K
- James PezziLexington$15K
- Adalberto CastellanosLexington$13K
- June YongLexington$12K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.