Thomas Abell
Gastroenterology · Louisville, KYNPI 1174567382
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (58.8%), speaking fees and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Enterra Medical, Inc. accounts for 94.7% of it on its own, with 6 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $12,430 and has fallen 81.3% since, to $2,321 in 2025. Among gastroenterology clinicians in KY with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 20 payments — averaging $1776.62 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Enterra Medical, Inc.$34K
- Medtronic$2K
- Abbott$143
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$22
- AbbVie$18
- Conmed Corporation$18
- plus $15 from 1 others
Across 145 payments — averaging $2338.31 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.$160K
- AbbVie$135K
- Medtronic$28K
- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.$16K
- Inova Diagnostics, Inc.$219
- PTC Therapeutics, Inc.$215
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$20,90059%
- Speaking & faculty fees$13,35038%
- Food & beverage$1,2824%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Enterra Medical, Inc. | 12 | $33,634 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 3 | $1,683 |
| Abbott | 1 | $143 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 1 | $22 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $18 |
| Conmed Corporation | 1 | $18 |
| Merck | 1 | $15 |
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.
- INTERSTIM$1,683
- Supera peripheral stent system$143
How this compares
$35,532 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 207 gastroenterology providers in Kentucky.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| MotegrityPrucalopride Succinate | 16 | $8,950 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | 49 | $4,600 |
| Promethazine Hcl | 27 | $2,790 |
| Kcl-D5w-0.45% NaclPotassium Chloride/D5-0.45nacl | 28 | $376 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other gastroenterology in Louisville
- Gerald DrydenLouisville$2.1M
- Matthew CaveLouisville$340K
- Michael KreaseLouisville$322K
- Sunana SohiLouisville$220K
- Jeffrey TuvlinLouisville$202K
- Stephen McClaveLouisville$124K
- Ashutosh BarveLouisville$43K
- Nanlong LiuLouisville$31K
- Craig McClainLouisville$22K
- John HorlanderLouisville$18K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.