John Runnels, MD
Gastroenterology · Flowood, MSNPI 1215149711
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 85 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 14 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 34.7% of the total. That places this record below the midpoint for gastroenterology clinicians in MS, where the typical reported total is $3,928.
Across 85 payments — averaging $17.64 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$521
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$273
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$217
- Pfizer$172
- Bristol Myers Squibb$105
- Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc.$45
- plus $167 from 8 others
Across 44 payments — averaging $13,393 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.
- AbbVie$589K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,499100%
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(2 entities) | 27 | $521 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 12 | $273 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 13 | $217 |
| Pfizer | 17 | $172 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 4 | $105 |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc. | 3 | $45 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2 | $37 |
| Braintree Laboratories, Inc. | 1 | $31 |
| Redhill Biopharma Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 1 | $15 |
| Merck | 1 | $14 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$1,499 in reported general payments places this provider in the 20th percentile of 127 gastroenterology providers in Mississippi.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| XifaxanRifaximin | 56 | $168,291 |
| LinzessLinaclotide | 50 | $55,182 |
| Dexlansoprazole DrDexlansoprazole | 32 | $10,038 |
| Omeprazole | 915 | $9,237 |
| ClenpiqSod Picosulf/Mag Ox/Citric Ac | 32 | $5,074 |
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 159 | $5,061 |
| Mesalamine | 16 | $4,481 |
| Gavilyte-CPeg3350/Sod Sulf,bicarb,cl/Kcl | 237 | $3,657 |
| Sucralfate | 179 | $3,612 |
| Lubiprostone | 31 | $2,996 |
| Esomeprazole Magnesium | 20 | $2,838 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 237 | $2,257 |
| Peg 3350-ElectrolyteSodium Chloride/Nahco3/Kcl/Peg | 77 | $2,139 |
| Promethazine Hcl | 104 | $1,865 |
| CholestyramineCholestyramine (With Sugar) | 20 | $1,676 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLCXifaxan | $217 | $168,29156 claims |
| AbbVieLinzess | $521 | $55,18250 claims |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.Clenpiq | $17 | $5,07432 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 20th percentile of 127 gastroenterology providers in Mississippi.
Other gastroenterology in Flowood
- Reed HoganFlowood$216K
- Vonda ReevesFlowood$39K
- Reed HoganFlowood$35K
- Jane Claire WilliamsFlowood$16K
- Ronald KotfilaFlowood$10K
- Stewart BoydFlowood$4K
- Wassem JuakiemBiloxi$519K
- John PhillipsTupelo$150K
- Brian BorgJackson$68K
- Pegah Hosseini-CarrollJackson$62K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.