Scott Teeter
Internal Medicine · Topeka, KSNPI 1245242346
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 18 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 8 manufacturers reported payments, led by Astellas Pharma US Inc at 39.6% of the total.
Across 18 payments — averaging $10.28 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Astellas Pharma US Inc$73
- Amgen$24
- Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC$23
- Merck$15
- Novo Nordisk$14
- AbbVie$13
- plus $24 from 2 others
Across 106 payments — averaging $11,569 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.
- Eli Lilly$781K
- Merck$445K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$185100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 6 | $73 |
| Amgen | 2 | $24 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 2 | $23 |
| Merck | 4 | $15 |
| Novo Nordisk | 1 | $14 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $13 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 1 | $12 |
| GSK | 1 | $12 |
How this compares
$185 in reported general payments places this provider in the 55th percentile of 705 internal medicine providers in Kansas.
Other internal medicine in Topeka
- Michael CoxTopeka$10K
- Shadi HamdehKansas City$959K
- Donna GriebelLawrence$781K
- Lucas PittsKansas City$235K
- Donna SweetWichita$185K
- Wissam SalibaWichita$155K
- Mark HamblinKansas City$147K
- Atieh JibbeWichita$121K
- Herbert WaxmanOverland Park$82K
- Aaron RohrKansas City$54K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.