US Endoscopy
Reporting payments is a legal requirement; large totals often reflect large product portfolios.
$6.3Mgeneral payments (2019-2025)
$16Kresearch payments (2019-2025)
153clinicians paid
General and research payments are shown separately, never blended. Research payments are often institution-directed and tied to clinical trials.
General payments by year
General payments only, as reported to CMS. Research payments are totaled above and not included in these bars.
Specialties it works with most
Clinicians with the largest reported totals
Often long-running consulting, speaking, or advisory relationships, which companies must report by law. A large total is not evidence of anything improper.
| Clinician | Location | Specialty | General payments (2019-2025) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett Roth | Los Angeles, CA | Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine) | $2,848,592.79 |
| David Carr Locke | New York, NY | Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine) | $1,962,905.31 |
| David Fleischer | Scottsdale, AZ | Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine) | $409,911.40 |
| Costas Bizekis | New York, NY | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | $82,713.26 |
| Toufic Kachaamy | Scottsdale, AZ | Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine) | $61,206.33 |
| Otis Rickman | Nashville, TN | Pulmonary Disease | $53,738.47 |
| Sonali Sethi | New York, NY | Pulmonary Disease | $40,159.00 |
| Bruce Greenwald | Baltimore, MD | Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine) | $37,568.20 |
| Vivek Kaul | Rochester, NY | Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine) | $35,492.00 |
| Sunguk Jang | Cleveland, OH | Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine) | $34,110.99 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.