Pankaj Pasricha
Gastroenterology · Scottsdale, AZNPI 1821157322
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (55.6%), consulting fees and other — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 13 manufacturers reported payments, led by Johnson & Johnson at 55.7% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $207,604 and has fallen 99.9% since, to $112 in 2025. Among gastroenterology clinicians in AZ 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 51 payments — averaging $5962.66 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Johnson & Johnson$169K
- Pentax Of America, Inc.$42K
- Medtronic$30K
- Covidien LP$30K
- Olympus Corporation Of The Americas$13K
- Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$7K
- plus $12K from 7 others
Across 83 payments — averaging $7590.36 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.
- Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.$630K
What the payments were for
- Royalty or licence$30,19310%
- Consulting fees$63,03921%
- Speaking & faculty fees$169,20456%
- Travel & lodging$10,1773%
- Food & beverage$1,2410%
- Other$30,24210%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 11 | $169,242 |
| Pentax Of America, Inc. | 10 | $41,892 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $30,242 |
| Covidien LP | 1 | $30,193 |
| Olympus Corporation Of The Americas | 17 | $12,888 |
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $7,200 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 1 | $6,000 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $6,000 |
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $129 |
| Intuitive Surgical | 1 | $112 |
| GI Supply, Inc. | 1 | $103 |
| AbbVie | 3 | $52 |
| Enterra Medical, Inc. | 2 | $41 |
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.
- EndoFlip$30,242
- EsoFlip$30,193
- AJOVY$6,000
- Da Vinci Surgical System$112
How this compares
$304,096 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 355 gastroenterology providers in Arizona.
Other gastroenterology in Scottsdale
- Daniel MelineScottsdale$795K
- David FleischerScottsdale$410K
- Norio FukamiScottsdale$215K
- Toufic KachaamyScottsdale$210K
- Christina HaScottsdale$198K
- Woong KimScottsdale$138K
- Adam HarrisScottsdale$127K
- Anil SeetharamScottsdale$111K
- Amar ThosaniScottsdale$97K
- Manreet KaurScottsdale$72K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.