James Kopp
Gastroenterology · Anderson, SCNPI 1477503894
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by travel and lodging: $1,482 of the $2,141 with a category attached, or 69.2%. AbbVie accounts for 91.8% of it on its own, with 1 other manufacturer making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $1,977 and has fallen 97.2% since, to $55 in 2022. That places this record below the midpoint for gastroenterology clinicians in SC, where the typical reported total is $2,692.
Across 24 payments — averaging $89.21 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$2K
- GSK$176
Across 531 payments — averaging $4336.26 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.
- Sanofi Pasteur Inc.$717K
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC$355K
- Emergent Biosolutions Inc.$308K
- AbbVie$259K
- Modernatx, Inc.$197K
- Novartis$88K
- plus $378K from 13 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$1,48269%
- Food & beverage$65931%
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.
How this compares
$2,141 in reported general payments places this provider in the 40th percentile of 259 gastroenterology providers in South Carolina.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| EliquisApixaban | 13 | $11,751 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 12 | $202 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other gastroenterology in Anderson
- Manjakkollai VeerabaguAnderson$24K
- David WorthamAnderson$10K
- Erin ForsterCharleston$788K
- Mark DeleggeCharleston$568K
- Nathan ShoresCharleston$217K
- Andre EaddyGreenville$212K
- Alejandro SuarezCharleston$210K
- Veeral OzaGreenville$199K
- Peter CottonCharleston$193K
- Christina BauerGreenville$179K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.