Physician profile

John Walker Mcdonald

Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine) · Baton Rouge, LA

NPI 1386834281

$3,684.62

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

30 companies · $642 in 2025

The $642 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine) provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $636).

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)
Food and Beverage$2,220.98

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. $1,134.16 2019-2025
Janssen Biotech, INC. $383.37 2019-2025 Stelara, Tremfya, Simponi Aria
Celgene Corporation $360.50 2021-2024 Zeposia
Micro-Tech Endoscopy USA, INC. $309.63 2021-2024
Pfizer INC. $237.08 2019-2025
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., INC. $171.35 2019-2025 Entyvio, Eohilia
Ardelyx, INC. $170.19 2022-2025 Ibsrela
Boston Scientific Corporation $98.09 2022-2025 Resolution Clip, Orca, Resolution 360 Clip
Apollo Endosurgery US INC $79.52 2019
Covidien LP $77.00 2019
Genzyme Corporation $72.76 2024-2025
Gilead Sciences, INC. $71.31 2019-2025
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, INC. $66.33 2023-2025 Voquezna
Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC $65.19 2020-2022
Ferring Pharmaceuticals INC. $63.02 2019-2022
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products INC. $52.13 2022-2023 Terlivaz
Celltrion USA INC. $40.90 2024 Vegzelma
Braintree Laboratories, INC. $39.26 2022-2024 Sutab, Suflave
Allergan, INC. $30.45 2019
Redhill Biopharma INC. $21.06 2022
Amgen INC. $19.70 2023 Amjevita, Avsola
Nestle Healthcare Nutrition INC. $18.69 2021
Daiichi Sankyo INC. $17.83 2019
Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, INC $16.75 2025 Iqirvo
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, INC $16.41 2023 Linzess
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, INC. $14.48 2019
Qol Medical, LLC $13.04 2022
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, INC. $12.37 2021
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $12.05 2022

1 company 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

$59,349.33 in ownership or investment interests, as reported to CMS. These are holdings a clinician or an immediate family member has in a company, not payments received.

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Payment summary

John Walker Mcdonald

$3,684.62

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Abbvie INC.
Context
The $642 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine) provider 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.