Michael Mendelson
Gastroenterology · Arlington, TXNPI 1376545061
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 120 payments — averaging $12.40 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Bristol Myers Squibb$266
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$249
- AbbVie$223
- Johnson & Johnson$188
- Merck$86
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$57
- plus $417 from 14 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,46598%
- Education$232%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 41 | $266 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 14 | $249 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 15 | $223 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 15 | $188 |
| Merck | 4 | $86 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 4 | $57 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 2 | $55 |
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $44 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 2 | $44 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 2 | $42 |
| Pfizer | 3 | $41 |
| Evoke Pharma, Inc. | 2 | $38 |
| Redhill Biopharma Inc. | 2 | $34 |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc. | 2 | $31 |
| Celltrion USA Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Ardelyx, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Vivus LLC | 1 | $16 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 1 | $13 |
| Gastrogpo, LLC | 4 | $0 |
How this compares
$1,488 in reported general payments places this provider in the 30th percentile of 1,350 gastroenterology providers in Texas.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Dicyclomine Hcl | 81 | $1,674 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 100 | $938 |
| Omeprazole | 38 | $548 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other gastroenterology in Arlington
- Reem GhalibArlington$2.7M
- Mohammad Al AssiArlington$1.1M
- Eric LawitzSan Antonio$59.5M
- George DuvallTyler$17.5M
- John FordtranDallas$9.9M
- Timothy RitterSouthlake$7.7M
- Parvez MantryDallas$6.4M
- Mazen NoureddinHouston$6.1M
- Nadege GunnWaco$5.7M
- Michael BrownDallas$5.5M
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.