Mohammed Zalabani
Hospitalist · Council Bluffs, IANPI 1427345966
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 45 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 10 manufacturers reported payments, led by Pfizer at 30.5% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $412 and has fallen 64.0% since, to $148 in 2022. Among hospitalist clinicians in IA 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 45 payments — averaging $17.79 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Pfizer$244
- Johnson & Johnson$175
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$142
- UCB, Inc.$61
- AstraZeneca$52
- Novartis$31
- plus $96 from 4 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$801100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pfizer | 13 | $244 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 10 | $175 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 9 | $142 |
| UCB, Inc. | 3 | $61 |
| AstraZeneca(2 entities) | 3 | $52 |
| Novartis | 2 | $31 |
| Amgen | 2 | $30 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $25 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 1 | $25 |
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | 1 | $17 |
How this compares
$801 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 223 hospitalist providers in Iowa.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Furosemide | 12 | $28 |
| Prednisone | 15 | $21 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other hospitalist in Council Bluffs
- Abdul AbdussalamCouncil Bluffs$429
- Daniel Galeas RodriguezCouncil Bluffs$380
- Nicholas SakisCouncil Bluffs$226
- Evelyn ReherCouncil Bluffs$203
- Clifton DavisCouncil Bluffs$150
- Ethan SchneiderCouncil Bluffs$142
- Robert DemuthIowa City$40K
- Eric HellerIowa City$25K
- Ala MustafaDes Moines$7K
- Hammad ZafarIowa City$5K
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.