Joel Fischer
Urology · Somerville, NJNPI 1619997749
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $1,975 of the $2,419 with a category attached, or 81.7%. 31 manufacturers reported payments, led by Astellas Pharma US Inc at 26.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $720 and has fallen 95.3% since, to $34 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for urology clinicians in NJ, where the typical reported total is $2,095.
Across 142 payments — averaging $17.03 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Astellas Pharma US Inc$631
- Johnson & Johnson$402
- AbbVie$160
- Amgen$153
- Bayer$140
- Pfizer$113
- plus $820 from 25 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,97582%
- Education$42217%
- Other$221%
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 | 27 | $631 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 28 | $402 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 11 | $160 |
| Amgen | 11 | $153 |
| Bayer | 8 | $140 |
| Pfizer | 8 | $113 |
| Myovant Sciences Inc. | 7 | $107 |
| Tolmar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 5 | $72 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 4 | $72 |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 4 | $57 |
| Dendreon Pharmaceuticals LLC | 3 | $53 |
| Teleflex LLC | 1 | $43 |
| Boston Scientific | 2 | $40 |
| Antares Pharma, Inc. | 2 | $37 |
| Urogen Pharma, Inc. | 2 | $34 |
| Merck | 2 | $33 |
| Millicent US Inc | 2 | $33 |
| Mission Pharmacal Company | 2 | $28 |
| 180 Medical, Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Hollister Incorporated | 1 | $21 |
| Accord Healthcare, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Tolmar, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Sanofi | 1 | $16 |
| Acerus Pharmaceuticals Corporation | 1 | $15 |
| Coloplast | 1 | $15 |
| Gilead | 1 | $14 |
| Dentsply IH AB | 1 | $13 |
| Urovant Sciences Inc | 1 | $13 |
| Aytu Biopharma, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
| Blue Earth Diagnostics | 1 | $11 |
How this compares
$2,419 in reported general payments places this provider in the 50th percentile of 401 urology providers in New Jersey.
Other urology in Somerville
- Michael StifelmanHackensack$1.4M
- Gordon BrownCherry Hill$1.3M
- Thomas MuellerLinwood$1.1M
- David SussmanLinwood$802K
- Michael IngberDenville$530K
- Ravi MunverHackensack$529K
- Grannum SantBridgewater$487K
- Mutahar AhmedMaywood$414K
- Kevin GioiaRumson$143K
- Robert SimonCliffside Park$108K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.