Rimpi Saini
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.7% of the total across 267 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 Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC at 39.8% of the total. Among family clinicians in TX with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 267 payments — averaging $13.98 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$1K
- Forte Bio-pharma LLC$767
- Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.$400
- Almatica Pharma LLC$230
- Amgen$174
- Vertex$71
- plus $602 from 13 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,719100%
- Education$120%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 137 | $1,487 |
| Forte Bio-pharma LLC | 51 | $767 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 24 | $400 |
| Almatica Pharma LLC | 16 | $230 |
| Amgen(2 entities) | 8 | $174 |
| Vertex | 3 | $71 |
| USWM, LLC | 4 | $68 |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 3 | $67 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 3 | $60 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $60 |
| Averitas Pharma Inc. | 2 | $56 |
| Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $55 |
| Baudax Bio Inc. | 1 | $50 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 2 | $43 |
| Valinor Pharma, LLC | 2 | $40 |
| Redhill Biopharma Inc. | 2 | $35 |
| Painteq LLC | 1 | $31 |
| IBSA Pharma Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
How this compares
$3,732 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 15,456 family providers in Texas.
Other family in Hurst
- David WeirDallas$959K
- Robin BeachHouston$428K
- April LopezMcAllen$417K
- Sarah AguilarHouston$199K
- Sie ThomasDallas$197K
- Anna CastroSan Antonio$184K
- Jill CampbellShenandoah$182K
- Angela AchaPflugerville$174K
- Susan BowlinIrving$164K
- Stephanie RodriguezCorpus Christi$159K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.