Physician profile

Darren M Brenner

Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine) · Chicago, IL

NPI 1003997875

$1,091,327.07

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

23 companies · $187K in 2025

The $187K reported for 2025 was more than what 99% of Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine) providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $636).

See the full distribution for Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine)

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.

View as a table
Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program$229,559.36
Compensation For Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker For A Medical Education Program$115,750.00
Consulting Fee$112,150.51
Travel and Lodging$33,524.30
Food and Beverage$12,333.20
Honoraria$2,022.00

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
Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC $487,223.96 2019-2025 Xifaxan, Trulance, Plenvu
Abbvie INC. $181,246.11 2021-2025 Viberzi, Linzess
Ardelyx, INC. $173,381.96 2022-2025 Ibsrela
Allergan, INC. $133,952.28 2019-2021
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., INC. $34,734.56 2020-2023
Shire North American Group INC $22,098.46 2019
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, INC $18,021.01 2019-2024 Linzess
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals INC. $10,904.38 2019-2022
Redhill Biopharma INC. $9,183.74 2021-2022
Alfasigma USA, INC. $6,585.04 2020
Dr.Reddy'S Laboratories,INC. $5,050.51 2024
Exact Sciences Corporation $2,438.61 2024 Cologuard Collection Kit
Blueprint Medicines Corporation $2,022.00 2024 Ayvakit
Gi Supply, INC. $2,000.00 2021
Mahana Therapeutics, INC. $800.00 2022
Show all 23 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Vibrant Gastro, INC. $758.56 2023 Vibrant Starter Kit
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, INC. $388.72 2024-2025 Voquezna
Boston Scientific Corporation $161.03 2022
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals $142.72 2025 Rezdiffra
Medtronic, INC. $104.59 2024 Manoscan, Gi Genius
Genzyme Corporation $76.00 2022
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $30.46 2019-2020
Coloplast Corp $22.37 2022

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:

These are normal questions. A good clinician will welcome them.

Share this page

Payment summary

Darren M Brenner

$1,091,327.07

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC
Context
The $187K reported for 2025 was more than what 99% of Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine) providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $636).

https://glasscript.com/doctor/317902/darren-m-brenner

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

Keep an eye on this page

Get an email when the next June refresh changes this page. No account needed.

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.