Steven Mendelsohn
Rheumatology · Asheville, NCNPI 1760446165
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.9% of the total across 704 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 19 manufacturers reported payments, led by Amgen at 27.9% of the total.
Across 704 payments — averaging $12.78 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Amgen$3K
- Pfizer$2K
- AbbVie$2K
- UCB, Inc.$840
- Lilly USA, LLC$447
- AstraZeneca$239
- plus $1K from 13 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$8,986100%
- Education$80%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amgen | 216 | $2,513 |
| Pfizer | 166 | $1,904 |
| AbbVie | 132 | $1,840 |
| UCB, Inc. | 51 | $840 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 40 | $447 |
| AstraZeneca | 14 | $239 |
| Radius Health, Inc. | 10 | $200 |
| Novartis | 9 | $168 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 15 | $153 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 11 | $152 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 8 | $150 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 21 | $141 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 2 | $94 |
| GSK | 2 | $43 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 2 | $42 |
| Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC | 2 | $25 |
| Merck | 1 | $15 |
| Pharming Healthcare, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Medexus Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $11 |
How this compares
$8,994 in reported general payments places this provider in the 70th percentile of 210 rheumatology providers in North Carolina.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate | 16 | $927 |
| MethotrexateMethotrexate Sodium | 24 | $746 |
| Prednisone | 14 | $151 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other rheumatology in Asheville
- Jill VargoAsheville$245K
- Kristin GowinAsheville$206K
- Gordon LamCharlotte$2.7M
- Ralph SnydermanDurham$1.3M
- Wendy SimmonsWilmington$462K
- Andrew LasterCharlotte$421K
- Ana RossRaleigh$417K
- Gwenesta MeltonFayetteville$410K
- Joseph ShanahanDurham$407K
- Jill ZouzoulasCharlotte$377K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.