Physician profile
Samih R Abbassi
NPI 1750380358
$1,147.02
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
16 companies · none reported in 2025
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $579 · 2020: $473 · 2021: $69.02 · 2022: $14.00 · 2023: $12.75.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $12.75.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $12.75 |
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.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicure Pharma INC. | $302.55 | 2020 | |
| Glaxosmithkline, LLC. | $128.68 | 2019-2023 | Shingrix |
| Astellas Pharma US INC | $125.73 | 2019 | |
| Qiagen, LLC | $118.59 | 2019 | |
| Gilead Sciences, INC. | $104.32 | 2019-2020 | |
| Amarin Pharma, INC. | $94.02 | 2019 | |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $57.15 | 2019-2021 | |
| Novo Nordisk INC | $43.36 | 2019 | |
| Abbvie INC. | $28.75 | 2021 | |
| Horizon Therapeutics Plc | $28.73 | 2020-2021 | |
| Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC | $28.51 | 2019-2020 | |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $28.42 | 2019 | |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $23.28 | 2019 | |
| Medtronic USA, INC. | $11.67 | 2020 | |
| Sanofi Pasteur INC. | $11.64 | 2019 |
Show all 16 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pfizer INC. | $11.62 | 2020 |
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.
If you want to bring it up
Most clinicians are glad to talk about this. A respectful way in:
- "I saw Samih Abbassi listed in the CMS Open Payments database. Can you tell me about your work with those companies?"
- "Is there a generic or alternative to this medication, and would it work as well for me?"
- "What made you choose this particular treatment for my situation?"
These are normal questions. A good clinician will welcome them.
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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.