Physician profile

Wasif M Abidi

Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine) · Houston, TX

NPI 1821230780

$43,353.58

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

28 companies · $2,939 in 2025

The $2,939 reported for 2025 was more than what 86% of Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine) providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $636).

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Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Consulting Fee$17,812.82
Food and Beverage$4,564.40
Travel and Lodging$2,704.42
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program$2,500.00

Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.

Who reported paying

General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Apollo Endosurgery US INC $22,544.21 2019-2023 Overstitch Endoscopic Suturing System
Ambu INC. $7,850.84 2020-2024
Boston Scientific Corporation $3,365.59 2019-2025 Overstitch Endoscopic Suturing System, Orise, Orbera Intragastric Balloon System
Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC $2,647.74 2019-2025 Xifaxan
Pentax of America, INC. $2,026.59 2019
Abbvie INC. $1,287.23 2019-2025 Creon, Linzess, Mavyret
Conmed Corporation $917.71 2020-2025 Conmed Generators, Conmed Hemostasis, Conmed Dilation
Medtronic, INC. $372.20 2024-2025 Endoflip, Sharkcore, Prodigi
Olympus America INC. $370.48 2019-2024 Gastrointestinal Videoscope
Cook Medical LLC $297.90 2019-2025 Fusion, Hemospray
Fujifilm Healthcare Americas Corporation $278.04 2023-2025 Fujifilm
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., INC. $244.25 2024-2025 Entyvio, Gattex
Intuitive Surgical, INC. $152.12 2019
Erbe USA INC $150.20 2019
Ethicon US, LLC $124.83 2019
Show all 28 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Novo Nordisk INC $121.83 2025 Wegovy
Amgen INC. $118.50 2025 Uplizna
Aries Pharmaceuticals, INC. $100.45 2019
Redhill Biopharma INC. $69.10 2021-2022
Lumendi LLC $51.61 2019
Endogastric Solutions, INC $50.03 2022
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals $44.94 2025 Rezdiffra
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $36.21 2023-2024 Dificid
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, INC. $34.04 2024 Dupixent
Janssen Biotech, INC. $33.69 2025 Tremfya
Alcresta Therapeutics, INC. $25.00 2022
Romark Laboratories, Lc $22.16 2019
Qol Medical, LLC $16.09 2023 Sucraid

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.

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Payment summary

Wasif M Abidi

$43,353.58

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Apollo Endosurgery US INC
Context
The $2,939 reported for 2025 was more than what 86% of Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine) providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $636).

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

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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.