Nikhil Inamdar, MD
Gastroenterology · Houston, TXNPI 1093723132
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.6% of the total across 181 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 27 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 45.8% of the total. That places this record below the midpoint for gastroenterology clinicians in TX, where the typical reported total is $3,104.
Across 181 payments — averaging $20.75 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$2K
- Gilead$215
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$174
- Bristol Myers Squibb$155
- Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC$149
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$136
- plus $1K from 21 others
Across 215 payments — averaging $2876.59 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.
- AbbVie$358K
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$149K
- Braintree Laboratories, Inc.$57K
- Roche Products Limited$30K
- Eli Lilly$15K
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC$10K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,743100%
- Education$140%
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(2 entities) | 92 | $1,719 |
| Gilead | 10 | $215 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 7 | $174 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 8 | $155 |
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | 1 | $149 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 9 | $136 |
| Pfizer | 5 | $136 |
| Axonics, Inc. | 3 | $115 |
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 4 | $92 |
| Merck | 4 | $89 |
| Sanofi | 4 | $88 |
| Ardelyx, Inc. | 3 | $77 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $75 |
| AstraZeneca | 3 | $68 |
| Redhill Biopharma Inc. | 3 | $51 |
| QOL Medical, LLC | 3 | $47 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 3 | $44 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 1 | $43 |
| Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $42 |
| Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc | 2 | $42 |
| Celltrion USA Inc. | 2 | $41 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 3 | $40 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2 | $39 |
| Vivus LLC | 1 | $22 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $21 |
| Braintree Laboratories, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Novo Nordisk | 1 | $17 |
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
$3,757 in reported general payments places this provider in the 50th percentile of 1,350 gastroenterology providers in Texas.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| OcalivaObeticholic Acid | 12 | $110,791 |
| CreonLipase/Protease/Amylase | 12 | $52,316 |
| VemlidyTenofovir Alafenamide | 34 | $48,307 |
| LinzessLinaclotide | 35 | $23,473 |
| MovantikNaloxegol Oxalate | 18 | $12,223 |
| Dexlansoprazole DrDexlansoprazole | 17 | $8,057 |
| Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag SulfSodium, Potassium,mag Sulfates | 122 | $7,211 |
| Ursodiol | 30 | $6,743 |
| ClenpiqSod Picosulf/Mag Ox/Citric Ac | 35 | $6,010 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 385 | $5,110 |
| Sucralfate | 26 | $3,152 |
| Famotidine | 195 | $2,828 |
| Lubiprostone | 15 | $2,735 |
| Omeprazole | 155 | $2,076 |
| Entecavir | 12 | $2,048 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Ocaliva | $92 | $110,79112 claims |
| AbbVieCreon, Linzess | $1,719 | $75,78947 claims |
| GileadVemlidy | $215 | $48,30734 claims |
| Redhill Biopharma Inc.Movantik | $51 | $12,22318 claims |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.Clenpiq | $40 | $6,01035 claims |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLCPlenvu | $136 | $1,80513 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 50th percentile of 1,350 gastroenterology providers in Texas.
Other gastroenterology in Houston
- Bincy AbrahamHouston$1.6M
- Mazen NoureddinHouston$1.5M
- Stephen PappasHouston$1.4M
- Brooks CashHouston$867K
- Mohamed OthmanHouston$777K
- Isaac RaijmanHouston$565K
- Kalpesh PatelHouston$382K
- Victor Ankoma-SeyHouston$340K
- John VierlingHouston$270K
- George TriadafilopoulosHouston$192K
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.