Alexandra Borst
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology · Nashville, TNNPI 1245542380
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (54.9%), travel and lodging and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 7 manufacturers reported payments, led by Novo Nordisk AS at 55.2% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $15,139 and has fallen 99.0% since, to $146 in 2025.
Across 17 payments — averaging $1605.62 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novo Nordisk AS$15K
- Novartis$7K
- Novo Nordisk Health Care AG$3K
- Novo Nordisk$1K
- Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc.$1K
- Pfizer$16
- plus $13 from 1 others
Across 27 payments — averaging $113,438 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Novartis$2.9M
- Novo Nordisk AS$128K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$14,97855%
- Travel & lodging$11,77943%
- Food & beverage$5392%
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Novo Nordisk AS | 5 | $15,063 |
| Novartis | 4 | $6,746 |
| Novo Nordisk Health Care AG | 2 | $2,720 |
| Novo Nordisk | 2 | $1,436 |
| Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | 2 | $1,301 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $16 |
| Exeltis, USA Inc. | 1 | $13 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- REBINYN$10,728
- VIJOICE$6,563
- NovoSeven RT$1,360
How this compares
$27,296 in reported general payments places this provider in the 80th percentile of 113 pediatric hematology-oncology providers in Tennessee.
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Other pediatric hematology-oncology in Nashville
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- Haydar FrangoulNashville$356K
- Carrie KitkoNashville$51K
- Michael DebaunNashville$39K
- James ConnellyNashville$21K
- Scott BorinsteinNashville$21K
- Clinton CarrollNashville$8K
- Heather McDanielNashville$8K
- Elizabeth YangNashville$7K
- Meghann McManusNashville$4K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.