Stephen Margulis
Gastroenterology · Emerson, NJNPI 1689601486
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.4% of the total across 103 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 25 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 27.6% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $722 and has fallen 97.4% since, to $19 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for gastroenterology clinicians in NJ, where the typical reported total is $2,298.
Across 103 payments — averaging $21.67 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$616
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$328
- Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC$232
- QOL Medical, LLC$149
- Johnson & Johnson$118
- Bristol Myers Squibb$91
- plus $698 from 19 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$141%
- Food & beverage$2,21899%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 29 | $616 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 9 | $328 |
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | 2 | $232 |
| QOL Medical, LLC | 5 | $149 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 8 | $118 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 6 | $91 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 5 | $80 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 5 | $68 |
| Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC | 4 | $64 |
| Pfizer | 4 | $61 |
| GSK | 3 | $52 |
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $44 |
| Gilead | 3 | $42 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $40 |
| Ardelyx, Inc. | 2 | $35 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 2 | $34 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 2 | $32 |
| Novo Nordisk | 2 | $30 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 2 | $23 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $19 |
| Sanofi | 1 | $17 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 1 | $14 |
| Dova Pharmaceuticals | 1 | $14 |
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
$2,232 in reported general payments places this provider in the 45th percentile of 701 gastroenterology providers in New Jersey.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Esomeprazole Magnesium | 17 | $338 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 18 | $278 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 19 | $255 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 17 | $84 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | 12 | $74 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other gastroenterology in Emerson
- Robert PittmanEmerson$25K
- Vinod RustgiNew Brunswick$431K
- Zamir BrelviNewark$391K
- Adam ElfantMount Laurel$385K
- Devjit NayarHoboken$258K
- Lea ChenNew Brunswick$185K
- Alexander PerelmanWest Orange$160K
- Barry KaufmanEgg Harbor Township$157K
- Anish ShethPrinceton$151K
- Ramesh GuptaFair Lawn$143K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.