Michael Mendelson
Gastroenterology · Arlington, TXNPI 1376545061
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 98.5% of the total across 116 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 19 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 17.9% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. That places this record below the midpoint for gastroenterology clinicians in TX, where the typical reported total is $3,104.
Across 116 payments — averaging $12.83 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 13 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 |
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
- 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.