Llewellyn Rowe, MD
Interventional Cardiology · Florence, SCNPI 1801816145
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 98.4% of the total across 223 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 24 manufacturers reported payments, led by Novartis at 25.8% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $782 and has fallen 97.6% since, to $19 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for interventional cardiology clinicians in SC, where the typical reported total is $8,877.
Across 223 payments — averaging $15.11 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novartis$870
- Johnson & Johnson$561
- Pfizer$402
- Merck$355
- Boehringer Ingelheim$229
- Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC$227
- plus $726 from 18 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,31498%
- Education$552%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis | 62 | $870 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 49 | $561 |
| Pfizer | 25 | $402 |
| Merck | 24 | $355 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 14 | $229 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 12 | $227 |
| AstraZeneca | 5 | $145 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 3 | $73 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 4 | $72 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 4 | $60 |
| Abbott | 2 | $47 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 2 | $42 |
| Novo Nordisk | 3 | $42 |
| Boston Scientific | 2 | $38 |
| Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $34 |
| Amgen | 2 | $33 |
| Biotronik Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 1 | $25 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Scpharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Gilead | 1 | $12 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $12 |
How this compares
$3,370 in reported general payments places this provider in the 15th percentile of 117 interventional cardiology providers in South Carolina.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| EliquisApixaban | 244 | $259,468 |
| EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan | 156 | $208,940 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 135 | $126,108 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 392 | $6,344 |
| Ranolazine ErRanolazine | 41 | $5,414 |
| Losartan Potassium | 336 | $5,003 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 312 | $4,040 |
| Nifedipine ErNifedipine | 107 | $2,375 |
| ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate | 162 | $2,101 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 76 | $1,992 |
| Nitroglycerin | 215 | $1,931 |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl | 70 | $1,909 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | 272 | $1,861 |
| Carvedilol | 225 | $1,738 |
| Potassium Chloride | 102 | $1,642 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| PfizerEliquis | $402 | $259,468244 claims |
| NovartisEntresto | $870 | $208,940156 claims |
| Johnson & JohnsonXarelto | $561 | $126,108135 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 15th percentile of 117 interventional cardiology providers in South Carolina.
Other interventional cardiology in Florence
- Ravi ParikhFlorence$33K
- Alan BlakerFlorence$30K
- Anil OmFlorence$21K
- Evans HollandFlorence$15K
- Daniel SteinbergCharleston$611K
- Brian BrownSpartanburg$389K
- Nicholas AmorosoPawleys Island$283K
- Robert LeonardiWest Columbia$203K
- Anbukarasi MaranCharleston$132K
- Jesse JorgensenGreenville$102K
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.