Mustafa Kathawala, MD
Gastroenterology · Bismarck, NDNPI 1497709695
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.3% of the total across 119 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 36.6% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $506 and has fallen 77.5% since, to $114 in 2025.
Across 119 payments — averaging $17.60 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$766
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$497
- Johnson & Johnson$171
- Amgen$86
- Pfizer$77
- Boston Scientific$69
- plus $429 from 14 others
Across 6 payments — averaging $4813.97 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.
- Eli Lilly$29K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,08099%
- Education$141%
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 | 52 | $766 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 24 | $497 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 7 | $171 |
| Amgen | 3 | $86 |
| Pfizer | 6 | $77 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $69 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 4 | $66 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 4 | $58 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 3 | $53 |
| UCB, Inc. | 2 | $43 |
| Gilead | 2 | $38 |
| Merck | 3 | $37 |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| QOL Medical, LLC | 1 | $18 |
| Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc | 1 | $17 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $15 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 1 | $15 |
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Ardelyx, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$2,095 in reported general payments places this provider in the 65th percentile of 26 gastroenterology providers in North Dakota.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| StelaraUstekinumab | 12 | $336,302 |
| XifaxanRifaximin | 38 | $78,215 |
| Mesalamine | 22 | $10,429 |
| Ursodiol | 14 | $3,500 |
| Gavilyte-GPeg3350/Sod Sulf,bicarb,cl/Kcl | 128 | $2,418 |
| Peg-3350 And ElectrolytesPeg3350/Sod Sulf,bicarb,cl/Kcl | 66 | $1,231 |
| Famotidine | 88 | $753 |
| Omeprazole | 69 | $511 |
| Gavilyte-CPeg3350/Sod Sulf,bicarb,cl/Kcl | 15 | $276 |
| Lactulose | 13 | $233 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 14 | $107 |
| Spironolactone | 11 | $65 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & JohnsonStelara | $171 | $336,30212 claims |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLCXifaxan | $66 | $78,21538 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 65th percentile of 26 gastroenterology providers in North Dakota.
Other gastroenterology in Bismarck
- Syed ZaidiBismarck$6K
- Mark BrewsterBismarck$4K
- Douglas RentonBismarck$2K
- Makda BsratBismarck$2K
- Kevin KarlsBismarck$2K
- Nicholas BattistaBismarck$1K
- Tawhid GaziBismarck$572
- Yeshitila MengeshaBismarck$532
- Elida VothBismarck$31
- Arezoo TaheriFargo$28K
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.