Sue Mitchell
Gastroenterology · Colorado Springs, CONPI 1730271503
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 139 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 18 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 32.8% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $1,538 and has fallen 81.3% since, to $287 in 2021. That places this record below the midpoint for gastroenterology clinicians in CO, where the typical reported total is $1,992.
Across 139 payments — averaging $17.70 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$808
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$437
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$226
- Gilead$206
- QOL Medical, LLC$178
- Pfizer$114
- plus $492 from 12 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,461100%
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) | 43 | $808 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 28 | $437 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 15 | $226 |
| Gilead | 10 | $206 |
| QOL Medical, LLC | 11 | $178 |
| Pfizer | 6 | $114 |
| Intuitive Surgical | 1 | $113 |
| Shionogi Inc | 5 | $77 |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 4 | $66 |
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $51 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 2 | $31 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2 | $31 |
| Alfasigma USA, Inc. | 2 | $29 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 2 | $26 |
| Merck | 2 | $24 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Oxford Immunotec USA Inc | 1 | $13 |
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
$2,461 in reported general payments places this provider in the 50th percentile of 304 gastroenterology providers in Colorado.
Other gastroenterology in Colorado Springs
- Douglas AdlerColorado Springs$910K
- Diana ArseneColorado Springs$39K
- Bhaktasharan PatelColorado Springs$30K
- Lukasz KowalczykColorado Springs$25K
- Thomas MeisterColorado Springs$17K
- Peter McNallyFt Carson$1.1M
- Marcelo KugelmasEnglewood$660K
- Mary Ann HuangDenver$408K
- Gareth WeinerThornton$382K
- Matthew NicholsLone Tree$360K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.