Robert Forinash
General Practice · Gastonia, NCNPI 1639239254
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 98.0% of the total across 170 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 27 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 26.2% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $933 and has fallen 97.6% since, to $23 in 2024. Among general practice clinicians in NC 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 170 payments — averaging $13.59 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$604
- Johnson & Johnson$367
- Alkermes, Inc.$231
- Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.$205
- Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$140
- ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-cellular Therapies, Inc.)$105
- plus $656 from 21 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,26398%
- Education$472%
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.
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
$2,310 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 2,924 general practice providers in North Carolina.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Zolpidem Tartrate | 12 | $64 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other general practice in Gastonia
- Thad JohnstonGastonia$41K
- Diana BassGastonia$6K
- Matthew MillerCharlotte$937K
- James BarberDurham$768K
- Robert LoweCharlotte$615K
- Clifton CameronFayetteville$404K
- Leo HaydtHolly Springs$119K
- Andrew KellyGreensboro$115K
- Mark HymanGreensboro$95K
- Jesse ClarkWilmington$91K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.