Robin Brammer
Internal Medicine · Milford, CTNPI 1275575995
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 176 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 26 manufacturers reported payments, led by GSK at 26.3% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $1,412 and has fallen 76.9% since, to $326 in 2022.
Across 176 payments — averaging $18.61 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- GSK$861
- Boehringer Ingelheim$637
- AstraZeneca$294
- Lilly USA, LLC$276
- Mylan Specialty L.p.$266
- Merck$128
- plus $813 from 20 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,275100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| GSK | 41 | $861 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 31 | $637 |
| AstraZeneca | 18 | $294 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 16 | $276 |
| Mylan Specialty L.p. | 15 | $266 |
| Merck | 8 | $128 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 5 | $86 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 5 | $75 |
| Philips North America LLC | 5 | $74 |
| Advanced Respiratory, Inc | 3 | $59 |
| Electromed, Inc. | 4 | $58 |
| Pfizer | 3 | $57 |
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $50 |
| Eisai Inc. | 3 | $47 |
| Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $42 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2 | $42 |
| Sanofi | 2 | $41 |
| Harmony Biosciences LLC | 1 | $32 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 2 | $26 |
| Circassia Inc. | 2 | $23 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 1 | $22 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Pharming Healthcare, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 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.
- TRELEGY ELLIPTA$124
How this compares
$3,275 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 2,067 internal medicine providers in Connecticut.
Other internal medicine in Milford
- Steven SaundersMilford$49K
- Gary SpectorMilford$32K
- Steven RyderWestport$3.9M
- Nancy BrownNew Haven$1.6M
- Arthur DecillisMadison$1M
- Charles MontanoCromwell$970K
- Gary BlickNorwalk$683K
- Scott GottliebStamford$508K
- Jeffrey KatzOxford$361K
- Nicholas DainiakBridgeport$352K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.