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Linzess

Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Linzess. "Associated with" is CMS's wording: it links a payment to a product without saying the money was spent on it.

$7.1Massociated payments (2023-2025)
41,130clinicians with associated payments
4companies reporting

By year

2023 $2.8M
2024 $2.3M
2025 $2.0M

Payments reported as associated with Linzess, per program year, as reported to CMS.

Who makes it

Specialties most often involved

Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine) $3.2M
Family $929K
Internal Medicine $584K
Physician Assistant $489K
Family Medicine $427K
Nurse Practitioner $383K

Where the associated payments went, by the receiving clinician's specialty.

Clinicians most associated with Linzess

These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Linzess. They are typically speaking or consulting arrangements, which companies must report by law; appearing here is not evidence of anything improper.

ClinicianLocationSpecialtyAssociated payments (2023-2025)
Darren Brenner Chicago, IL Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine) $79,947.61
John Poulos Fayetteville, NC Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine) $67,900.83
Tung Tran Denison, TX Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine) $49,761.14
Anahita Anderson Jackson, TN Family $47,670.60
Kavita Kongara Atlanta, GA Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine) $41,818.64
Kimberly Orleck Atlanta, GA Medical $41,817.88
Shelley Maillho Slidell, LA Family $34,023.63
Bradley Anderson Columbia, MO Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine) $31,452.17
Preeti Jhawar Westlake, OH Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine) $28,501.69
Pradnya Mitroo Fresno, CA Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine) $27,796.59

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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.