Megan Lewis
Gastroenterology · Temple, TXNPI 1467940361
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 97.8% of the total across 87 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 20 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 26.1% of the total.
Across 87 payments — averaging $45.77 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$1K
- Johnson & Johnson$555
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$514
- Celltrion USA Inc.$239
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$233
- Lilly USA, LLC$213
- plus $1K from 14 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,89398%
- Education$892%
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 | 15 | $1,038 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 10 | $555 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 12 | $514 |
| Celltrion USA Inc. | 7 | $239 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 2 | $233 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 4 | $213 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 14 | $206 |
| Sanofi | 6 | $201 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 2 | $166 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $156 |
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | 1 | $136 |
| Ardelyx, Inc. | 3 | $90 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 1 | $45 |
| Boston Scientific | 2 | $39 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $35 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $32 |
| Sandoz | 1 | $25 |
| Evoke Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Braintree Laboratories, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
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.
How this compares
$3,982 in reported general payments places this provider in the 55th percentile of 1,350 gastroenterology providers in Texas.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Famotidine | 13 | $226 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 12 | $201 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other gastroenterology in Temple
- John FordtranDallas$9.9M
- Michael BrownDallas$5.5M
- Bincy AbrahamHouston$1.6M
- Mazen NoureddinHouston$1.5M
- Stephen PappasHouston$1.4M
- Anish PatelFort Sam Houston$1.3M
- Timothy RitterSouthlake$961K
- Parvez MantryDallas$958K
- Nadege GunnWaco$933K
- Brooks CashHouston$867K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.