Thomas Birch
Teaneck, NJNPI 1447342647
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 1 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. Every reported general payment came from a single manufacturer, Abbott.
Across 1 payment — averaging $22.47 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Abbott$22
Across 142 payments — averaging $2829.19 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.
- CSL Behring$176K
- Novo Nordisk AS$143K
- Incyte Corporation$32K
- Sanofi Pasteur Inc.$25K
- EMD Serono, Inc.$21K
- Stryker$2K
- plus $2K from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$22100%
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott | 1 | $22 |
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.