Amy Bargen
Pediatrics · Lincoln, NENPI 1932186046
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 64 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 Tris Pharma Inc at 31.5% of the total.
Across 64 payments — averaging $19.98 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Tris Pharma Inc$403
- Merck$108
- Kaleo, Inc.$101
- Pfizer$79
- Kls-martin L.p.$76
- Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc.$59
- plus $453 from 18 others
Across 17 payments — averaging $8310.41 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.
- Sanofi Pasteur Inc.$91K
- Pfizer$50K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,279100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tris Pharma Inc | 16 | $403 |
| Merck | 6 | $108 |
| Kaleo, Inc. | 7 | $101 |
| Pfizer | 6 | $79 |
| Kls-martin L.p. | 1 | $76 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 3 | $59 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 3 | $52 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 2 | $46 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $45 |
| Sobi, Inc | 2 | $39 |
| Biogen | 1 | $33 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 2 | $28 |
| GSK | 2 | $26 |
| Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Seqirus USA Inc | 1 | $23 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 1 | $20 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $15 |
| LNHC, Inc | 1 | $15 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Kyowa Kirin, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Adlon Therapeutics L.p. | 1 | $13 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 1 | $12 |
How this compares
$1,279 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 308 pediatrics providers in Nebraska.
Other pediatrics in Lincoln
- Bradford BrabecLincoln$3K
- Paul BernhardsonLincoln$3K
- Sahra NiaziLincoln$2K
- Luke AnschutzLincoln$2K
- Courtney BrightmanLincoln$2K
- Elizabeth LarsonLincoln$1K
- Pamela WestLincoln$1K
- Heather ChristiansonLincoln$970
- Sachit PatelOmaha$91K
- Rachel AndersonOmaha$76K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.