Norman Zitomer
Gastroenterology · Scottsdale, AZNPI 1669447132
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.4% of the total across 191 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 17 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 28.5% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $2,033 and has fallen 99.2% since, to $15 in 2023. That places this record below the midpoint for gastroenterology clinicians in AZ, where the typical reported total is $3,568.
Across 191 payments — averaging $16.40 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$894
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$476
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$431
- Gilead$323
- Pfizer$211
- Johnson & Johnson$209
- plus $588 from 11 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$191%
- Food & beverage$3,11399%
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) | 48 | $894 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 27 | $476 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 31 | $431 |
| Gilead | 15 | $323 |
| Pfizer | 15 | $211 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 15 | $209 |
| UCB, Inc. | 10 | $147 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 8 | $103 |
| Braintree Laboratories, Inc. | 6 | $83 |
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 4 | $67 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 3 | $53 |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 3 | $52 |
| Merck | 2 | $26 |
| Amgen | 1 | $20 |
| Capsovision, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| QOL Medical, LLC | 1 | $12 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 1 | $11 |
How this compares
$3,133 in reported general payments places this provider in the 45th percentile of 355 gastroenterology providers in Arizona.
Other gastroenterology in Scottsdale
- Daniel MelineScottsdale$795K
- David FleischerScottsdale$410K
- Pankaj PasrichaScottsdale$304K
- Norio FukamiScottsdale$215K
- Toufic KachaamyScottsdale$210K
- Christina HaScottsdale$198K
- Woong KimScottsdale$138K
- Adam HarrisScottsdale$127K
- Anil SeetharamScottsdale$111K
- Amar ThosaniScottsdale$97K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.