Thomas Robinson
Internal Medicine · Spartanburg, SCNPI 1578516399
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 528 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 48 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 10.7% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $2,074 and has fallen 98.8% since, to $24 in 2025. Among internal medicine clinicians in SC 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 528 payments — averaging $14.15 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Amgen$797
- AbbVie$770
- AstraZeneca$582
- Pfizer$530
- Boehringer Ingelheim$351
- Lilly USA, LLC$337
- plus $4K from 42 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$7,471100%
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.
How this compares
$7,471 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 1,498 internal medicine providers in South Carolina.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Memantine Hcl | 13 | $2,246 |
| Memantine Hcl ErMemantine Hcl | 12 | $648 |
| Donepezil Hcl | 36 | $283 |
| Buspirone Hcl | 13 | $97 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other internal medicine in Spartanburg
- Suzanne KovacsSpartanburg$14K
- Jerry BackNorth Charleston$322K
- Jan BasileCharleston$278K
- Mark PurcellGreenville$165K
- John CleekCharleston$136K
- William BunnHilton Head Island$125K
- Zion LammGreenville$118K
- Bruce GrayGreenville$111K
- Leonard AlsfeldCharleston$91K
- Edward Botse-BaidooMyrtle Beach$90K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.