Theodore Dacosta, MD
Gastroenterology · Orange, NJNPI 1558395673
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 98.0% of the total across 50 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 14 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 20.3% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $361 and has fallen 82.5% since, to $63 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for gastroenterology clinicians in NJ, where the typical reported total is $2,298.
Across 50 payments — averaging $14.68 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Boston Scientific$149
- AbbVie$132
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$131
- Novo Nordisk$80
- Johnson & Johnson$45
- Pfizer$30
- plus $167 from 8 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$152%
- Food & beverage$71998%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific | 7 | $149 |
| AbbVie | 10 | $132 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 12 | $131 |
| Novo Nordisk | 4 | $80 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 3 | $45 |
| Pfizer | 2 | $30 |
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $29 |
| Braintree Laboratories, Inc. | 2 | $26 |
| Gilead | 2 | $26 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 2 | $25 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Redhill Biopharma Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $14 |
| Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $11 |
How this compares
$734 in reported general payments places this provider in the 25th percentile of 701 gastroenterology providers in New Jersey.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| LinzessLinaclotide | 101 | $68,157 |
| OzempicSemaglutide | 32 | $33,357 |
| MounjaroTirzepatide | 27 | $30,274 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 20 | $20,553 |
| CreonLipase/Protease/Amylase | 11 | $20,194 |
| JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate | 22 | $15,511 |
| Omeprazole | 232 | $2,993 |
| Isosorbide Dinit-HydralazineIsosorbide Dinit/Hydralazine | 12 | $2,093 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 183 | $2,052 |
| Gavilyte-CPeg3350/Sod Sulf,bicarb,cl/Kcl | 117 | $1,873 |
| Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideLosartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 75 | $1,710 |
| Gavilyte-GPeg3350/Sod Sulf,bicarb,cl/Kcl | 94 | $1,625 |
| Eplerenone | 11 | $1,257 |
| Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate | 40 | $1,165 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 140 | $981 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVieLinzess, Creon | $132 | $88,351112 claims |
| Novo NordiskOzempic | $80 | $33,35732 claims |
| Lilly USA, LLCMounjaro | $14 | $30,27427 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 25th percentile of 701 gastroenterology providers in New Jersey.
Other gastroenterology in Orange
- 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
- Sanket PatelVoorhees$134K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.