Mathew Bagamery
Gastroenterology · Chattanooga, TNNPI 1174525182
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.6% of the total across 119 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 17 manufacturers reported payments, led by Pfizer at 27.9% of the total. That places this record below the midpoint for gastroenterology clinicians in TN, where the typical reported total is $2,975.
Across 119 payments — averaging $14.89 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Pfizer$495
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$346
- AbbVie$247
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$160
- Braintree Laboratories, Inc.$61
- Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc$55
- plus $409 from 11 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,764100%
- Education$80%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pfizer | 36 | $495 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 26 | $346 |
| AbbVie | 16 | $247 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 11 | $160 |
| Braintree Laboratories, Inc. | 3 | $61 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 3 | $55 |
| Evoke Pharma, Inc. | 3 | $52 |
| Amgen | 2 | $52 |
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $51 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 3 | $48 |
| QOL Medical, LLC | 3 | $48 |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 3 | $46 |
| Merck | 2 | $30 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $29 |
| Romark Laboratories, LC | 1 | $23 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $17 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 1 | $11 |
How this compares
$1,772 in reported general payments places this provider in the 35th percentile of 336 gastroenterology providers in Tennessee.
Other gastroenterology in Chattanooga
- Henry PaikChattanooga$19K
- Richard SadowitzChattanooga$16K
- Elizabeth GoodwinChattanooga$14K
- David SchwartzNashville$1.3M
- Ziad YounesGermantown$1M
- Dawn Borromeo BeaulieuNashville$421K
- Satheesh NairMemphis$349K
- Colin HowdenMemphis$291K
- Sara HorstNashville$246K
- Raj NarayaniKnoxville$204K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.