Suresht Sharma
Gastroenterology · West Covina, CANPI 1194766196
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.2% of the total across 134 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 AbbVie at 52.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $696 and has fallen 97.8% since, to $15 in 2024.
Across 134 payments — averaging $18.81 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$1K
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$241
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$163
- Gilead$152
- Ardelyx, Inc.$106
- GSK$101
- plus $445 from 13 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$211%
- Food & beverage$2,50099%
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) | 65 | $1,312 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 13 | $241 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 9 | $163 |
| Gilead | 9 | $152 |
| Ardelyx, Inc. | 5 | $106 |
| GSK | 7 | $101 |
| QOL Medical, LLC | 5 | $92 |
| Merck | 4 | $67 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 4 | $60 |
| Phadia US Inc. | 3 | $53 |
| Redhill Biopharma Inc. | 2 | $31 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $22 |
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Shionogi Inc | 1 | $17 |
| Evoke Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $15 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 1 | $15 |
How this compares
$2,521 in reported general payments places this provider in the 55th percentile of 1,885 gastroenterology providers in California.
Other gastroenterology in West Covina
- Bennett RothLos Angeles$2.8M
- Douglas NguyenMission Viejo$2M
- Sammy SaabLos Angeles$1.9M
- Kenneth ChangNewport Beach$1.3M
- Joo HwangStanford$1M
- Drew SchembreWalnut Creek$659K
- Quan Nhula Jolla$641K
- Sadeea AbbasiLos Angeles$556K
- Ali RezaieWest Hollywood$519K
- Kenneth BinmoellerSan Francisco$507K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.