Nidhi Malhotra, MD
Gastroenterology · Cary, NCNPI 1700102050
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $109,907 of the $155,814 with a category attached, or 70.5%. AbbVie accounts for 71.9% of it on its own, with 25 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $44,154 and has fallen 97.6% since, to $1,071 in 2025. Among gastroenterology clinicians in NC 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 375 payments — averaging $415.50 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$112K
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$21K
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$19K
- Bristol Myers Squibb$1K
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$409
- Sanofi$231
- plus $1K from 20 others
Across 5 payments — averaging $4285.07 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.
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC$21K
- Eli Lilly$529
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$22,63615%
- Speaking & faculty fees$109,90771%
- Travel & lodging$15,52510%
- Food & beverage$7,6975%
- Education$500%
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 | 184 | $112,015 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 14 | $21,248 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 56 | $19,232 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 19 | $1,190 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 22 | $409 |
| Sanofi | 8 | $231 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 10 | $203 |
| Pfizer | 11 | $185 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 5 | $123 |
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 6 | $107 |
| QOL Medical, LLC | 5 | $91 |
| Celltrion USA Inc. | 3 | $80 |
| Ardelyx, Inc. | 4 | $76 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 5 | $75 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 4 | $74 |
| Intra-sana Laboratories | 1 | $73 |
| Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. | 3 | $68 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 4 | $63 |
| Corcept Therapeutics | 1 | $57 |
| Merck | 3 | $48 |
| Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc | 2 | $46 |
| Organon | 1 | $29 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 1 | $27 |
| Madrigal Pharmaceuticals | 1 | $26 |
| Gilead | 1 | $22 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 1 | $18 |
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.
How this compares
$155,814 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 610 gastroenterology providers in North Carolina.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| XifaxanRifaximin | 27 | $59,122 |
| ClenpiqSod Picosulf/Mag Ox/Citric Ac | 39 | $6,661 |
| Dexlansoprazole DrDexlansoprazole | 13 | $4,102 |
| Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag SulfSodium, Potassium,mag Sulfates | 45 | $3,173 |
| Colestipol Hcl | 18 | $2,288 |
| CholestyramineCholestyramine (With Sugar) | 16 | $1,806 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 122 | $1,554 |
| Balsalazide Disodium | 11 | $1,547 |
| Lubiprostone | 14 | $1,290 |
| Budesonide DrBudesonide | 15 | $1,143 |
| Sucralfate | 12 | $955 |
| Esomeprazole Magnesium | 26 | $921 |
| Omeprazole | 62 | $522 |
| Lansoprazole | 11 | $425 |
| Famotidine | 36 | $410 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLCXifaxan | $409 | $59,12227 claims |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.Clenpiq | $75 | $6,66139 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 95th percentile of 610 gastroenterology providers in North Carolina.
Other gastroenterology in Cary
- Christopher McGowanCary$223K
- Subhash GumberCary$130K
- Stephen DealCharlotte$945K
- Fred FowlerCharlotte$932K
- Paul WatkinsChapel Hill$876K
- Nilesh LodhiaCharlotte$735K
- Evan DellonChapel Hill$431K
- Robert ReindollarSalisbury$430K
- Andrew StormWinston Salem$426K
- John PoulosFayetteville$407K
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.