Peter Scudera
Gastroenterology · Fairfax, VANPI 1063488575
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 173 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 18 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 31.7% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $1,273 and has fallen 98.7% since, to $16 in 2022. That places this record below the midpoint for gastroenterology clinicians in VA, where the typical reported total is $3,407.
Across 173 payments — averaging $15.95 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$875
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$439
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$283
- Gilead$229
- QOL Medical, LLC$171
- Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$115
- plus $648 from 12 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,760100%
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 | 59 | $875 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 30 | $439 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 17 | $283 |
| Gilead | 15 | $229 |
| QOL Medical, LLC | 12 | $171 |
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 4 | $115 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 6 | $109 |
| Pfizer | 5 | $91 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 6 | $84 |
| Shionogi Inc | 4 | $82 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 4 | $71 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 3 | $60 |
| Merck | 2 | $38 |
| Romark Laboratories, LC | 1 | $29 |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc. | 2 | $27 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $24 |
| Alfasigma USA, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Braintree Laboratories, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
How this compares
$2,760 in reported general payments places this provider in the 45th percentile of 473 gastroenterology providers in Virginia.
Other gastroenterology in Fairfax
- Ali SiddiquiFairfax$167K
- Michael GaroneFairfax$64K
- Asma KhapraFairfax$49K
- Jeremias TanFairfax$18K
- Richard BlosserFairfax$14K
- Tonya AdamsFairfax$13K
- Larry ClarkLynchburg$1.2M
- Arun SanyalRichmond$855K
- Mitchell ShiffmanNewport News$635K
- Bryan SauerCharlottesville$540K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.