Peter Miller, MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery · Richmond, VANPI 1881823821
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 94.3% of the total across 106 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 31 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 28.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $842 and has fallen 70.7% since, to $247 in 2025.
Across 106 payments — averaging $34.28 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$1K
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$439
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$238
- Covidien LP$232
- Merck$228
- Intuitive Surgical$200
- plus $1K from 25 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$2086%
- Food & beverage$3,42594%
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) | 16 | $1,020 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 17 | $439 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 8 | $238 |
| Covidien LP | 2 | $232 |
| Merck | 8 | $228 |
| Intuitive Surgical | 3 | $200 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 3 | $190 |
| Braintree Laboratories, Inc. | 8 | $172 |
| Axonics, Inc. | 4 | $104 |
| La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company | 5 | $72 |
| Monaghan Medical Corporation | 1 | $68 |
| Dilon Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $63 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 3 | $59 |
| Boston Scientific | 2 | $50 |
| Northgate Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $49 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 3 | $49 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | 2 | $43 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 3 | $41 |
| Vertex | 2 | $39 |
| Napo Pharmaceuticals Inc | 2 | $36 |
| Baudax Bio Inc. | 2 | $35 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 1 | $30 |
| Mimedx Group, Inc. | 1 | $30 |
| Davol Inc. | 1 | $27 |
| Innovation Technologies Inc | 1 | $25 |
| Stryker | 1 | $24 |
| Trevena, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Bridgebio Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Vioptix Inc | 1 | $15 |
| Palette Life Sciences, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
| THD America, Inc. | 1 | $11 |
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
$3,633 in reported general payments places this provider in the 65th percentile of 46 colon & rectal surgery providers in Virginia.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| LinzessLinaclotide | 15 | $13,117 |
| Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag SulfSodium, Potassium,mag Sulfates | 32 | $2,169 |
| Peg 3350-ElectrolyteSodium Chloride/Nahco3/Kcl/Peg | 95 | $2,128 |
| LoperamideLoperamide Hcl | 13 | $1,006 |
| Gavilyte-GPeg3350/Sod Sulf,bicarb,cl/Kcl | 52 | $834 |
| Diphenoxylate-AtropineDiphenoxylate Hcl/Atropine | 33 | $761 |
| CholestyramineCholestyramine (With Sugar) | 11 | $674 |
| Hydrocortisone | 19 | $198 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 18 | $156 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 24 | $131 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | 19 | $61 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other colon & rectal surgery in Richmond
- Andrew VorenbergRichmond$560K
- Emily RivetRichmond$5K
- Jaime BohlRichmond$5K
- Cary GentryRichmond$4K
- Stacy RansonRichmond$2K
- Paul CharronRichmond$1K
- William TimmermanRichmond$1K
- Nishit ShahRichmond$1K
- Beshoy FahmyRichmond$399
- Crawford SmithRichmond$286
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.