Thomas Rothe
Family Medicine · Tucson, AZNPI 1902854920
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 81 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 24.5% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $508 and has fallen 90.8% since, to $47 in 2022.
Across 81 payments — averaging $15.90 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$316
- Amgen$182
- Pfizer$122
- Boehringer Ingelheim$91
- GSK$86
- Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC$61
- plus $429 from 17 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,288100%
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) | 17 | $316 |
| Amgen | 10 | $182 |
| Pfizer | 8 | $122 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 6 | $91 |
| GSK | 6 | $86 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 4 | $61 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 3 | $49 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 3 | $48 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 3 | $44 |
| Novo Nordisk | 3 | $41 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 3 | $39 |
| Abbott | 2 | $33 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 2 | $27 |
| Merck | 2 | $24 |
| Corcept Therapeutics | 1 | $21 |
| Eisai Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $14 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $13 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
| Seqirus USA Inc | 1 | $12 |
| Strongbridge US Inc. | 1 | $12 |
| Fidia Pharma USA Inc. | 1 | $5 |
How this compares
$1,288 in reported general payments places this provider in the 75th percentile of 2,099 family medicine providers in Arizona.
Other family medicine in Tucson
- Katherine WilsonTucson$29K
- Kimy CharaniTucson$21K
- Mark GrantTucson$21K
- Christian MoherTucson$13K
- Dean WrightTucson$12K
- Douglas CunninghamPhoenix$1.8M
- Mitchell EdelsteinPhoenix$741K
- Lorena Jauregui-CovarrubiasYuma$491K
- Sam FereidouniScottsdale$486K
- Jessica BlancoChandler$447K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.