Bhagwan Bang
Pediatrics · Opp, ALNPI 1487615084
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 85 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 12 manufacturers reported payments, led by Corium, LLC at 31.3% of the total.
Across 85 payments — averaging $16.73 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Corium, LLC$445
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$343
- Pfizer$124
- Shire North American Group Inc$122
- GSK$93
- Sanofi Pasteur Inc.$82
- plus $213 from 6 others
Across 97 payments — averaging $4386.36 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.
- Merck$425K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,422100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Corium, LLC | 21 | $445 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 24 | $343 |
| Pfizer | 8 | $124 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 6 | $122 |
| GSK | 7 | $93 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 3 | $82 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 4 | $67 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 3 | $52 |
| Merck | 5 | $42 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 2 | $23 |
| Seqirus USA Inc | 1 | $17 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $12 |
How this compares
$1,422 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 908 pediatrics providers in Alabama.
Other pediatrics in Opp
- Tamera Coyne-BeasleyBirmingham$154K
- Linda HammettBirmingham$123K
- Darby McElderryBirmingham$111K
- James WileyMobile$44K
- Audrey LloydBirmingham$40K
- Suresh BoppanaBirmingham$31K
- Sula GillespieBirmingham$19K
- Brian StansellBirmingham$19K
- Leslie PittsBirmingham$10K
- Yolanda WheelerBirmingham$10K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.