Puneet Puri
Gastroenterology · Richmond, VANPI 1508073859
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $1,497 of the $2,304 with a category attached, or 65.0%. 15 manufacturers reported payments, led by Bristol Myers Squibb at 41.9% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $1,273 and has fallen 77.2% since, to $291 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for gastroenterology clinicians in VA, where the typical reported total is $3,407.
Across 21 payments — averaging $109.73 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Bristol Myers Squibb$966
- Novo Nordisk$288
- Gilead$195
- Madrigal Pharmaceuticals$145
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$124
- Steris Corporation$117
- plus $470 from 9 others
Across 79 payments — averaging $6624.69 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.
- Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$435K
- Bristol Myers Squibb$65K
- AstraZeneca$23K
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$77634%
- Food & beverage$1,49765%
- Education$321%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 3 | $966 |
| Novo Nordisk | 4 | $288 |
| Gilead | 2 | $195 |
| Madrigal Pharmaceuticals | 1 | $145 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 1 | $124 |
| Steris Corporation | 1 | $117 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 1 | $105 |
| Exact Sciences | 1 | $100 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $100 |
| Novo Nordisk AS | 1 | $50 |
| Theratechnologies Inc. | 1 | $32 |
| Sanofi | 1 | $29 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $25 |
| Merit Medical Systems Inc | 1 | $16 |
| Conmed Corporation | 1 | $13 |
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.
- CC-90001$966
- REZDIFFRA$145
- XIFAXAN$124
- VISIGLIDE$105
- Cologuard Collection Kit$100
- The Cologuard Plus Collection Kit$100
How this compares
$2,304 in reported general payments places this provider in the 40th percentile of 473 gastroenterology providers in Virginia.
Other gastroenterology in Richmond
- Arun SanyalRichmond$855K
- Michael FuchsRichmond$126K
- Michael ManetasRichmond$125K
- Jasmohan BajajRichmond$72K
- Binu JohnRichmond$33K
- Arthi SanjeeviRichmond$22K
- Henry EllettRichmond$22K
- Ray KeateRichmond$22K
- Tilak ShahRichmond$20K
- Joseph SpataroRichmond$19K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.