Matthew Hrnicek, MD
Gastroenterology · Lincoln, NENPI 1063406015
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.6% of the total across 177 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 AbbVie at 26.7% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $691 and has fallen 55.4% since, to $309 in 2025.
Across 177 payments — averaging $18.38 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$869
- Johnson & Johnson$327
- Boston Scientific$296
- Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc.$202
- Gilead$192
- Lilly USA, LLC$155
- plus $1K from 18 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,242100%
- Education$120%
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 | 69 | $869 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 26 | $327 |
| Boston Scientific | 4 | $296 |
| Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $202 |
| Gilead | 10 | $192 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 9 | $155 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 9 | $143 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 2 | $143 |
| Madrigal Pharmaceuticals | 6 | $130 |
| Amgen | 7 | $118 |
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | 2 | $117 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 6 | $107 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 5 | $87 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 1 | $71 |
| Sanofi | 4 | $63 |
| Merck | 4 | $61 |
| QOL Medical, LLC | 3 | $45 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 2 | $33 |
| Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc | 1 | $20 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Organon | 1 | $13 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- VOWST$181
- EXALT Model D$140
How this compares
$3,254 in reported general payments places this provider in the 55th percentile of 89 gastroenterology providers in Nebraska.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| StelaraUstekinumab | 20 | $520,706 |
| XifaxanRifaximin | 27 | $93,933 |
| Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag SulfSodium, Potassium,mag Sulfates | 366 | $22,406 |
| Mesalamine | 18 | $13,086 |
| LinzessLinaclotide | 19 | $10,507 |
| Colestipol Hcl | 68 | $4,102 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 329 | $2,922 |
| Dexlansoprazole DrDexlansoprazole | 12 | $2,512 |
| Ursodiol | 16 | $2,438 |
| Budesonide DrBudesonide | 26 | $2,353 |
| Budesonide EcBudesonide | 12 | $1,985 |
| Omeprazole | 133 | $1,894 |
| PlenvuPeg3350/Sod Sul/Nacl/Kcl/Asb/C | 13 | $1,864 |
| Esomeprazole Magnesium | 57 | $1,330 |
| Gavilyte-GPeg3350/Sod Sulf,bicarb,cl/Kcl | 49 | $846 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & JohnsonStelara | $327 | $520,70620 claims |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLCXifaxan, Plenvu | $107 | $95,79840 claims |
| AbbVieLinzess | $869 | $10,50719 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 55th percentile of 89 gastroenterology providers in Nebraska.
Other gastroenterology in Lincoln
- John ThomasLincoln$10K
- Mark GriffinLincoln$7K
- David LeeLincoln$4K
- Clark AntonsonLincoln$4K
- Michael RothLincoln$3K
- Christopher RifeLincoln$3K
- Erik BowmanLincoln$3K
- Paul PetersenLincoln$3K
- Sally KnooihuizenLincoln$2K
- James RoatLincoln$2K
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.