Shuaib Abdullah
Internal Medicine · Dallas, TXNPI 1770679334
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 5 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 4 manufacturers reported payments, led by Bracco Diagnostics Inc. at 40.9% of the total. That places this record below the midpoint for internal medicine clinicians in TX, where the typical reported total is $270.
Across 5 payments — averaging $22.95 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Bracco Diagnostics Inc.$47
- Johnson & Johnson$25
- Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.$23
- Cvrx, Inc.$20
Across 197 payments — averaging $5111.89 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.
- Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.$408K
- CSL Behring$191K
- Merck$170K
- American Regent$82K
- Amgen$60K
- Pfizer$35K
- plus $60K from 3 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$115100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bracco Diagnostics Inc. | 2 | $47 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $25 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Cvrx, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
How this compares
$115 in reported general payments places this provider in the 30th percentile of 7,675 internal medicine providers in Texas.
Other internal medicine in Dallas
- Marc TribbleDallas$693K
- Gary SinclairDallas$599K
- Han SchmidlyDallas$465K
- Athica VatanapradithDallas$164K
- Nicholaos BellosDallas$113K
- Steven HeldDallas$65K
- Amit VermaDallas$53K
- Spencer BerthelsenSugar Land$891K
- Hameed AliTemple$773K
- Mohammed Al-NajjarEl Paso$586K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.