Paul Rothman
Rheumatology · Iowa City, IANPI 1316935273
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by travel and lodging: $202,292 of the $216,914 with a category attached, or 93.3%. Every reported general payment came from a single manufacturer, Merck. 2024 is the largest year on record at $65,397, 2.0 times the $32,658 reported in 2019. Among rheumatology clinicians in IA 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 352 payments — averaging $616.23 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Merck$217K
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$180%
- Travel & lodging$202,29293%
- Food & beverage$14,6057%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Merck | 352 | $216,914 |
How this compares
$216,914 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 50 rheumatology providers in Iowa.
Other rheumatology in Iowa City
- Hanna ZembrzuskaIowa City$30K
- Gulsen OzenIowa City$1K
- Ruoning NiIowa City$751
- Mani MaheshwariIowa City$552
- Elizabeth FieldIowa City$300
- Prasanna PatelIowa City$283
- Lindsay MoyIowa City$256
- Ayesha IftekharIowa City$135
- Brittany BettendorfIowa City$133
- Alick FengIowa City$117
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.