Thomas Dickinson
Gastroenterology · Provo, UTNPI 1376591354
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 96.0% of the total across 263 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 23 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 35.6% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $1,741 and has fallen 98.5% since, to $27 in 2025.
Across 263 payments — averaging $14.71 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$1K
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$483
- Gilead$279
- Pfizer$271
- Johnson & Johnson$257
- Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc.$177
- plus $1K from 17 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,71696%
- Education$1003%
- Gifts$531%
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) | 91 | $1,377 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 30 | $483 |
| Gilead | 21 | $279 |
| Pfizer | 21 | $271 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 22 | $257 |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc. | 12 | $177 |
| QOL Medical, LLC | 8 | $140 |
| Merck | 9 | $124 |
| Braintree Laboratories, Inc. | 5 | $124 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 8 | $113 |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 6 | $90 |
| Organon | 5 | $68 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 3 | $55 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 4 | $54 |
| Acacia Pharma Inc | 6 | $47 |
| Romark Laboratories, LC | 2 | $36 |
| Shionogi Inc | 2 | $33 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $28 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $26 |
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $26 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| UCB, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | 1 | $14 |
How this compares
$3,869 in reported general payments places this provider in the 60th percentile of 122 gastroenterology providers in Utah.
Other gastroenterology in Provo
- Chad KawaProvo$22K
- Brett ThorpeProvo$12K
- Kurt BodilyProvo$9K
- Bryce HaslemProvo$6K
- Brandon DickinsonProvo$6K
- Terry BoxSalt Lake City$302K
- Richard GilroySalt Lake City$192K
- Kyle EliasonOgden$128K
- Umaprasanna KarnamRiverton$120K
- Kathryn PetersonSalt Lake City$111K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.