Michael Epstein
Gastroenterology · Annapolis, MDNPI 1942238928
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (42.6%), speaking fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 42 manufacturers reported payments, led by Edwards Lifesciences at 35.7% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $61,377 and has fallen 99.9% since, to $89 in 2025. Among gastroenterology clinicians in MD 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 719 payments — averaging $225.43 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Edwards Lifesciences$58K
- Amgen$33K
- Pfizer$25K
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$12K
- Redhill Biopharma Inc.$10K
- Daiichi Sankyo Inc.$4K
- plus $19K from 36 others
Across 233 payments — averaging $5348.71 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc$819K
- Gilead$177K
- Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$141K
- AbbVie$77K
- Intercept Pharma Europe Ltd.$21K
- Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$8K
- plus $3K from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$68,99743%
- Speaking & faculty fees$68,23842%
- Travel & lodging$13,4988%
- Food & beverage$11,2747%
- Education$760%
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.
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.
- AVSOLA$32,939
- INFLECTRA$17,167
- ZEPOSIA$12,221
- Talicia$9,910
- XELJANZ$7,301
- INJECTAFER$3,549
- IBSRELA$1,875
- PLENVU$1,650
- Monoferric$1,385
- EndoFlip$170
- Sucraid$131
- GENERAL - THERAPIES$125
- Rinvoq$116
How this compares
$162,082 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 455 gastroenterology providers in Maryland.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Esomeprazole Magnesium | 13 | $1,932 |
| Lansoprazole | 13 | $494 |
| Lactated RingersRinger's Solution,lactated | 26 | $250 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 13 | $163 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other gastroenterology in Annapolis
- Raja TaunkAnnapolis$328K
- Mark FlasarAnnapolis$143K
- Kevin WolovAnnapolis$19K
- Vishnupriya KrishnaAnnapolis$16K
- Apurva ModiRockville$1.1M
- Sergey KantsevoyBaltimore$1.1M
- Anurag MaheshwariBaltimore$803K
- Aline Charabaty PishvaianBaltimore$631K
- Zachary BormanChevy Chase$520K
- Mouen KhashabBaltimore$440K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.