Patrick Szeto, MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery · Little Rock, ARNPI 1063671949
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 44 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 19 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 47.9% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $256, 2.1 times the $121 reported in 2019.
Across 44 payments — averaging $25.69 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$541
- Davol Inc.$135
- Innovation Technologies Inc$88
- Zyla Life Sciences, Inc.$75
- Merck$31
- Edwards Lifesciences$27
- plus $233 from 13 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,130100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 14 | $541 |
| Davol Inc. | 4 | $135 |
| Innovation Technologies Inc | 4 | $88 |
| Zyla Life Sciences, Inc. | 6 | $75 |
| Merck | 2 | $31 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 1 | $27 |
| Intuitive Surgical | 1 | $25 |
| La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company | 1 | $22 |
| Organogenesis Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Mauna Kea Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $20 |
| Solventum Corporation | 1 | $19 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $15 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Axonics, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Bayer | 1 | $14 |
| Conmed Corporation | 1 | $14 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $14 |
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
Too few colon & rectal surgery providers in Arkansasto place this figure against a meaningful peer group, so we don't.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| CholestyramineCholestyramine (With Sugar) | 18 | $1,184 |
| Hydrocortisone | 15 | $335 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 48 | $275 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 15 | $154 |
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 21 | $125 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 22 | $81 |
| Metronidazole | 15 | $61 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | 15 | $56 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
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- Charles CrockerLittle Rock$65
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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.