William Austin
Gastroenterology · Winston Salem, NCNPI 1386758282
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 89 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 20 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 26.7% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $833 and has fallen 97.9% since, to $17 in 2024. That places this record below the midpoint for gastroenterology clinicians in NC, where the typical reported total is $1,694.
Across 89 payments — averaging $15.08 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$359
- Pfizer$155
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$115
- QOL Medical, LLC$112
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$89
- Daiichi Sankyo Inc.$83
- plus $430 from 14 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,342100%
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 | 21 | $359 |
| Pfizer | 11 | $155 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 8 | $115 |
| QOL Medical, LLC | 8 | $112 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 7 | $89 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 4 | $83 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 6 | $82 |
| Shionogi Inc | 3 | $45 |
| Gilead | 3 | $42 |
| UCB, Inc. | 3 | $42 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 3 | $39 |
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $29 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 2 | $28 |
| Merck | 2 | $27 |
| Organon | 1 | $17 |
| Sanofi | 1 | $16 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 1 | $16 |
| Dova Pharmaceuticals | 1 | $16 |
| Amgen | 1 | $16 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $15 |
How this compares
$1,342 in reported general payments places this provider in the 45th percentile of 610 gastroenterology providers in North Carolina.
Other gastroenterology in Winston Salem
- Andrew StormWinston Salem$426K
- Kenneth KochWinston Salem$74K
- Herbert BonkovskyWinston Salem$57K
- Girish MishraWinston Salem$56K
- Richard BloomfeldWinston Salem$27K
- Stephen DealCharlotte$945K
- Fred FowlerCharlotte$932K
- Paul WatkinsChapel Hill$876K
- Nilesh LodhiaCharlotte$735K
- Evan DellonChapel Hill$431K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.