Ronnie Cyzner, MD
Gastroenterology · Charlotte, NCNPI 1528086980
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 96.2% of the total across 3,047 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 55 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 19.3% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Among gastroenterology 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 3,047 payments — averaging $17.00 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$10K
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$7K
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$6K
- Johnson & Johnson$5K
- Pfizer$2K
- QOL Medical, LLC$2K
- plus $20K from 49 others
Across 133 payments — averaging $3273.65 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$149K
- Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc$145K
- Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.$136K
- UCB Biosciences Inc.$4K
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC$1K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$1,6953%
- Food & beverage$49,80396%
- Education$2861%
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
$51,785 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 610 gastroenterology providers in North Carolina.
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 | 56 | $1,548,464 |
| CreonLipase/Protease/Amylase | 114 | $319,557 |
| IbsrelaTenapanor Hcl | 69 | $157,113 |
| LinzessLinaclotide | 151 | $141,183 |
| RelistorMethylnaltrexone Bromide | 21 | $79,186 |
| ZenpepLipase/Protease/Amylase | 18 | $64,050 |
| XifaxanRifaximin | 24 | $62,398 |
| TrulancePlecanatide | 39 | $32,938 |
| MotegrityPrucalopride Succinate | 39 | $20,970 |
| Lubiprostone | 108 | $15,361 |
| Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag SulfSodium, Potassium,mag Sulfates | 198 | $13,033 |
| SutabSod Sulf/Pot Chloride/Mag Sulf | 67 | $10,905 |
| MovantikNaloxegol Oxalate | 21 | $10,246 |
| PlenvuPeg3350/Sod Sul/Nacl/Kcl/Asb/C | 58 | $8,394 |
| Mesalamine | 51 | $7,506 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & JohnsonStelara | $5,119 | $1,548,46456 claims |
| AbbVieCreon, Linzess | $10,010 | $460,740265 claims |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLCRelistor, Xifaxan, Trulance, Plenvu | $7,166 | $182,915142 claims |
| Ardelyx, Inc.Ibsrela | $962 | $157,11369 claims |
| Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc.Zenpep | $613 | $64,05018 claims |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.Motegrity, Dexilant | $5,802 | $24,75851 claims |
| Braintree Laboratories, Inc.Sutab | $1,248 | $10,90567 claims |
| Redhill Biopharma Inc.Movantik | $729 | $10,24621 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 90th percentile of 610 gastroenterology providers in North Carolina.
Other gastroenterology in Charlotte
- Stephen DealCharlotte$945K
- Fred FowlerCharlotte$932K
- Nilesh LodhiaCharlotte$735K
- Oscar BrannCharlotte$136K
- Philippe ZamorCharlotte$132K
- Kent HoltzmullerCharlotte$131K
- Baharak MoshireeCharlotte$105K
- Sagar PatelCharlotte$85K
- Olanrewaju JimohCharlotte$67K
- Sean RudnickCharlotte$60K
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.