Amy Albert
Pediatrics · Hoover, ALNPI 1952303711
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 89 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 24 manufacturers reported payments, led by Merz North America, Inc. at 40.8% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $1,248, 5.7 times the $218 reported in 2019. Among pediatrics clinicians in AL with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 89 payments — averaging $37.43 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Merz North America, Inc.$1K
- AbbVie$335
- Corium, LLC$305
- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.$247
- Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$239
- Neos Therapeutics, LP$160
- plus $686 from 18 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,331100%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Merz North America, Inc. | 11 | $1,359 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 7 | $335 |
| Corium, LLC | 9 | $305 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 5 | $247 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 12 | $239 |
| Neos Therapeutics, LP | 9 | $160 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 6 | $109 |
| Amgen | 2 | $88 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 4 | $82 |
| Adlon Therapeutics L.p. | 4 | $53 |
| Tris Pharma Inc | 3 | $52 |
| Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $39 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 2 | $33 |
| Sobi, Inc | 2 | $29 |
| GSK | 2 | $28 |
| Novartis | 1 | $27 |
| Rhodes Pharmaceuticals L.p. | 1 | $24 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 1 | $24 |
| Incyte Corporation | 1 | $18 |
| Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 1 | $18 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $17 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $16 |
| Ortho Dermatologics, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 1 | $15 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 1 | $14 |
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.
- XEOMIN$1,100
- BOTOX COSMETIC$125
- Azstarys$122
- ILUMYA$122
- QELBREE$114
How this compares
$3,331 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 908 pediatrics providers in Alabama.
Other pediatrics in Hoover
- Daniel CarterHoover$3K
- Toren AndersonHoover$3K
- Brian DudgeonHoover$3K
- Jeffery StoneHoover$3K
- Julia StewartHoover$3K
- Tamera Coyne-BeasleyBirmingham$154K
- Linda HammettBirmingham$123K
- Darby McElderryBirmingham$111K
- James WileyMobile$44K
- Audrey LloydBirmingham$40K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.