Jay Malamut
Gastroenterology · Haddon Heights, NJNPI 1881682367
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 95.6% of the total across 257 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 21 manufacturers reported payments, led by Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC at 26.7% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $1,100 and has fallen 74.8% since, to $277 in 2023.
Across 257 payments — averaging $13.90 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$955
- AbbVie$730
- Johnson & Johnson$400
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$359
- Merck$154
- QOL Medical, LLC$144
- plus $829 from 15 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,41696%
- Education$1564%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 81 | $955 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 56 | $730 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 18 | $400 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 24 | $359 |
| Merck | 8 | $154 |
| QOL Medical, LLC | 12 | $144 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 8 | $111 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 7 | $98 |
| Gilead | 7 | $90 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 6 | $88 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 6 | $84 |
| UCB, Inc. | 5 | $74 |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc. | 4 | $63 |
| Pfizer | 4 | $58 |
| Alfasigma USA, Inc. | 3 | $42 |
| Evoke Pharma, Inc. | 2 | $30 |
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $28 |
| Sanofi | 1 | $21 |
| Redhill Biopharma Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Amgen | 1 | $14 |
| Braintree Laboratories, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$3,572 in reported general payments places this provider in the 60th percentile of 701 gastroenterology providers in New Jersey.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 11 | $385 |
| Omeprazole | 16 | $297 |
| Famotidine | 19 | $139 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other gastroenterology in Haddon Heights
- John KolnikHaddon Heights$34K
- Vinod RustgiNew Brunswick$431K
- Zamir BrelviNewark$391K
- Adam ElfantMount Laurel$385K
- Devjit NayarHoboken$258K
- Lea ChenNew Brunswick$185K
- Alexander PerelmanWest Orange$160K
- Barry KaufmanEgg Harbor Township$157K
- Anish ShethPrinceton$151K
- Ramesh GuptaFair Lawn$143K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.