Physician profile

Pierre Gholam

Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine) · Cleveland, OH

NPI 1477579647

$1,606,240.98

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

39 companies · $459K in 2025

The $459K reported for 2025 was more than what 99% of Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine) providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $636).

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Payments by year

General and research 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$617,753.63
Consulting Fee$104,349.33
Compensation For Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker For A Medical Education Program$76,460.00
Travel and Lodging$67,815.72
Food and Beverage$28,098.13
Honoraria$18,482.50
Education$8.45

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. Research payments are listed separately below. Product names cover 2023-2025.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Eisai INC. $265,133.58 2019-2025
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals $213,963.40 2024-2025 Rezdiffra, Resmetirom
Abbvie INC. $205,907.30 2019-2025
Gilead Sciences, INC. $181,572.83 2019-2025 Epclusa, Livdelzi, Vemlidy
Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, INC $165,801.13 2024-2025 Iqirvo, Bylvay
Exelixis INC. $164,485.89 2019-2025 Cabometyx
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $96,202.46 2022-2025 Imfinzi, Fasenra
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, INC. $92,205.28 2019-2025 Ocaliva
Novo Nordisk INC $50,520.09 2021-2025 Wegovy
Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC $29,623.97 2019-2025 Xifaxan
Shionogi INC $24,594.35 2019-2020
Recordati_rare_diseases_inc. $15,519.34 2025 Panhematin
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals INC. $13,948.32 2019
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $13,741.69 2025
Genentech USA, INC. $12,518.49 2020-2025 Tecentriq, Avastin
Show all 35 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Dova Pharmaceuticals $11,607.99 2019
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $10,700.60 2019-2022
Mirum Pharmaceuticals, INC. $9,821.04 2024-2025 Livmarli
F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ag $7,260.00 2023 Tecentriq, Avastin
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $5,584.39 2019
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals INC. $3,446.21 2019-2020
Sirtex Medical INC $3,253.51 2025 Sir-Spheres Microspheres
Amgen INC. $3,200.37 2025 Uplizna
Genentech, INC. $2,389.04 2020-2024 Tecentriq
Boston Scientific Corporation $2,311.01 2025 Therasphere Y90 Glass Microspheres 10 Gbq
Beigene, LTD. $350.00 2023
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products INC. $152.80 2022-2025 Terlivaz
Janssen Biotech, INC. $118.83 2019-2022
Eiger Biopharmaceuticals, INC. $104.17 2023 Zokinvy
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, INC $51.77 2019-2020
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., INC. $51.39 2019-2025 Livtencity
Shire North American Group INC $32.16 2019
Ardelyx, INC. $30.52 2024-2025 Ibsrela
Qol Medical, LLC $19.05 2025 Sucraid
Pfizer INC. $18.01 2019

4 companies reported research payments only; those appear in the research section below.

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.

Research and ownership

$121.01 in research payments reported 2019-2025. Research payments are often institution-directed and tied to clinical trials: they are reported under a clinician's name but frequently go to a hospital or research organization, and usually reflect participation in medical research.

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Payment summary

Pierre Gholam

$1,606,240.98

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Eisai INC.
Context
The $459K reported for 2025 was more than what 99% 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.