Kellie Wheeler, PA
Hospitalist · Burlington, MANPI 1629590187
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 56 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 9 manufacturers reported payments, led by Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC at 40.0% of the total. 2024 is the largest year on record at $758, 2.3 times the $325 reported in 2022. Among hospitalist clinicians in MA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 56 payments — averaging $23.85 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$535
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$235
- Johnson & Johnson$201
- Bristol Myers Squibb$141
- AbbVie$95
- Sanofi$64
- plus $66 from 3 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,336100%
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 | 25 | $535 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 7 | $235 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 8 | $201 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 7 | $141 |
| AbbVie | 4 | $95 |
| Sanofi | 2 | $64 |
| QOL Medical, LLC | 1 | $25 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Ardelyx, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
How this compares
$1,336 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 599 hospitalist providers in Massachusetts.
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 | 21 | $52,127 |
| LinzessLinaclotide | 57 | $32,460 |
| SutabSod Sulf/Pot Chloride/Mag Sulf | 31 | $5,056 |
| Colestipol Hcl | 48 | $3,695 |
| Omeprazole | 198 | $2,740 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 95 | $1,584 |
| Dicyclomine Hcl | 56 | $939 |
| Sulfasalazine DrSulfasalazine | 20 | $909 |
| Azathioprine | 11 | $744 |
| Famotidine | 56 | $737 |
| Sucralfate | 13 | $599 |
| Lansoprazole | 18 | $258 |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | 19 | $216 |
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 14 | $175 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | 15 | $138 |
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 | $535 | $52,12721 claims |
| AbbVieLinzess | $95 | $32,46057 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 95th percentile of 599 hospitalist providers in Massachusetts.
Other hospitalist in Burlington
- Sahil KheraBurlington$226K
- Richard MaBurlington$2K
- Jose GutierrezBurlington$1K
- Fayssa SalomonBurlington$870
- Noah FinkelBurlington$790
- Vivek KumarBurlington$753
- Jimsheed ShahriarBurlington$669
- Nina YaftaliBurlington$440
- Eitezaz MahmoodBurlington$372
- Jane MeiselBoston$83K
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.