Carl Rountree
Dermatology · Houston, TXNPI 1538185814
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.4% of the total across 198 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 15 manufacturers reported payments, led by Novartis at 39.5% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2020 at $1,127 and has fallen 64.7% since, to $398 in 2022. That places this record below the midpoint for dermatology clinicians in TX, where the typical reported total is $4,085.
Across 198 payments — averaging $13.55 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novartis$1K
- UCB, Inc.$354
- Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC$329
- Lilly USA, LLC$245
- Sanofi$202
- Ortho Dermatologics, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$126
- plus $366 from 9 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,66999%
- Education$151%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis | 93 | $1,061 |
| UCB, Inc. | 22 | $354 |
| Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC | 38 | $329 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 11 | $245 |
| Sanofi | 9 | $202 |
| Ortho Dermatologics, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 8 | $126 |
| LEO Pharma Inc. | 4 | $103 |
| AbbVie | 5 | $102 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 2 | $47 |
| Medimetriks Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $28 |
| Taro Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Dermira, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.p. | 1 | $16 |
| Amgen | 1 | $15 |
| Almirall LLC | 1 | $15 |
How this compares
$2,684 in reported general payments places this provider in the 40th percentile of 1,098 dermatology providers in Texas.
Other dermatology in Houston
- Alpesh DesaiHouston$1.6M
- Geeta PatelHouston$575K
- Michael MigdenHouston$310K
- Catherine PapasakelariouHouston$289K
- Stephen MahoneyHouston$137K
- Edward LainAustin$2.5M
- William CragunSan Antonio$2.2M
- Craig TellerBellaire$1.3M
- Jennifer CatherDallas$1.3M
- Emily BeckerSan Antonio$1.2M
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.