Robert Albares, MD
Gastroenterology · Dothan, ALNPI 1225081177
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 97.9% of the total across 523 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 AbbVie at 27.1% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $2,478, 3.1 times the $807 reported in 2019.
Across 523 payments — averaging $17.71 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$3K
- Johnson & Johnson$2K
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$681
- Sanofi$567
- Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc$422
- Bristol Myers Squibb$382
- plus $3K from 25 others
Across 77 payments — averaging $1139.18 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.
- AbbVie$88K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$9,06798%
- Education$1672%
- Gifts$270%
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(2 entities) | 155 | $2,508 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 115 | $1,659 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 40 | $681 |
| Sanofi | 23 | $567 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 30 | $422 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 25 | $382 |
| Pfizer | 17 | $381 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 18 | $320 |
| Ardelyx, Inc. | 10 | $289 |
| Madrigal Pharmaceuticals | 7 | $256 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 4 | $172 |
| Medtronic | 6 | $171 |
| Gilead | 12 | $166 |
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 9 | $152 |
| Braintree Laboratories, Inc. | 9 | $135 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 8 | $125 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 1 | $117 |
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | 1 | $113 |
| Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. | 6 | $106 |
| Merck | 5 | $105 |
| Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc | 4 | $86 |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc. | 4 | $79 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 4 | $73 |
| Evoke Pharma, Inc. | 2 | $49 |
| Conmed Corporation | 1 | $35 |
| Novo Nordisk | 2 | $31 |
| QOL Medical, LLC | 1 | $25 |
| Amgen | 1 | $15 |
| UCB, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 1 | $12 |
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
$9,261 in reported general payments places this provider in the 75th percentile of 225 gastroenterology providers in Alabama.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| StelaraUstekinumab | 11 | $305,306 |
| LinzessLinaclotide | 195 | $192,212 |
| CreonLipase/Protease/Amylase | 42 | $138,053 |
| Humira(Cf) PenAdalimumab | 12 | $118,237 |
| XifaxanRifaximin | 42 | $115,313 |
| ZenpepLipase/Protease/Amylase | 38 | $108,799 |
| Dexlansoprazole DrDexlansoprazole | 166 | $47,211 |
| TrulancePlecanatide | 49 | $45,363 |
| IbsrelaTenapanor Hcl | 16 | $28,737 |
| Mesalamine | 45 | $19,949 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 1,343 | $17,879 |
| Colesevelam Hcl | 98 | $13,621 |
| Esomeprazole Magnesium | 210 | $11,968 |
| Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag SulfSodium, Potassium,mag Sulfates | 173 | $11,509 |
| Lubiprostone | 74 | $10,104 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVieLinzess, Creon | $2,508 | $330,265237 claims |
| Johnson & JohnsonStelara | $1,659 | $305,30611 claims |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLCXifaxan, Trulance | $681 | $160,67591 claims |
| Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc.Zenpep | $106 | $108,79938 claims |
| Ardelyx, Inc.Ibsrela | $289 | $28,73716 claims |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.Dexilant | $320 | $7,75021 claims |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.Clenpiq | $14 | $5,24131 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 75th percentile of 225 gastroenterology providers in Alabama.
Other gastroenterology in Dothan
- Travis RutlandDothan$302K
- Paul LambDothan$58K
- Samuel TarwaterDothan$12K
- George NelsonDothan$11K
- Scott SarrelsDothan$10K
- William McLaughlinDothan$8K
- Robert ShafferBirmingham$1M
- Jack DipalmaMobile$903K
- Phillip HendersonMobile$462K
- Viplove SenadhiMontgomery$282K
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.