Brian Patz
Pediatrics · Huntsville, ALNPI 1851362958
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 140 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 23 manufacturers reported payments, led by Corium, LLC at 31.6% of the total. 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 140 payments — averaging $19.63 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Corium, LLC$870
- Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$244
- Sanofi Pasteur Inc.$229
- Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc.$211
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$173
- Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC$132
- plus $889 from 17 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,748100%
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 | 42 | $870 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 12 | $244 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 12 | $229 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 12 | $211 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 9 | $173 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 7 | $132 |
| Tris Pharma Inc | 7 | $130 |
| Novartis | 7 | $114 |
| Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $114 |
| Merck | 7 | $113 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 4 | $81 |
| Pfizer | 5 | $79 |
| Neos Therapeutics, LP | 4 | $57 |
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | 2 | $52 |
| ARS Pharmaceuticals Operations, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Biogen | 1 | $20 |
| Abbott | 1 | $19 |
| Neurelis, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $18 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 1 | $17 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Adlon Therapeutics L.p. | 1 | $12 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
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.
- YCANTH$114
How this compares
$2,748 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 908 pediatrics providers in Alabama.
Other pediatrics in Huntsville
- Sonia Rodas MarquezHuntsville$4K
- Zeinab ZorkotHuntsville$4K
- Bryan LaueHuntsville$3K
- Jennifer CarwileHuntsville$3K
- Kevin EllisHuntsville$2K
- Brandi AlldredgeHuntsville$2K
- Joann JohnsonHuntsville$2K
- Katie GunterHuntsville$2K
- Tamera Coyne-BeasleyBirmingham$154K
- Linda HammettBirmingham$123K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.