Physician profile

Michael Cummings Engels

Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine) · Allentown, PA

NPI 1598085334

$111,332.03

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

17 companies · $45K in 2025

The $45K reported for 2025 was more than what 97% 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)
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program$75,712.50
Travel and Lodging$13,829.67
Consulting Fee$8,337.50
Food and Beverage$3,496.02

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
Abbvie INC. $63,141.84 2019-2025
Lilly USA, LLC $17,040.47 2024-2025 Omvoh
Janssen Biotech, INC. $14,942.52 2025 Tremfya, Stelara
Pfizer INC. $8,023.86 2019-2021
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $5,138.39 2021-2023 Zeposia
Celgene Corporation $1,420.56 2021-2023 Zeposia
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., INC. $637.89 2019-2025 Entyvio, Gattex
Medtronic, INC. $233.28 2021-2024 Gi Genius, Interstim
Covidien LP $224.77 2019
Allergan, INC. $131.15 2019
Ferring Pharmaceuticals INC. $114.77 2019
Nestle Healthcare Nutrition INC. $105.32 2023
Ucb, INC. $57.26 2019
Boston Scientific Corporation $51.22 2019
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC $31.88 2019
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Shire North American Group INC $21.03 2019
Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC $15.82 2024 Xifaxan

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

Michael Cummings Engels

$111,332.03

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Abbvie INC.
Context
The $45K reported for 2025 was more than what 97% 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.