Carlysle Barfield
Rheumatology · Charleston, SCNPI 1053358440
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 191 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 11 manufacturers reported payments, led by Amgen at 30.0% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $1,425 and has fallen 96.7% since, to $47 in 2022. That places this record below the midpoint for rheumatology clinicians in SC, where the typical reported total is $4,469.
Across 191 payments — averaging $17.68 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Amgen$1K
- Pfizer$520
- AbbVie$446
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$309
- Novartis$273
- Lilly USA, LLC$237
- plus $577 from 5 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,376100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amgen(2 entities) | 53 | $1,014 |
| Pfizer | 33 | $520 |
| AbbVie | 25 | $446 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 20 | $309 |
| Novartis | 20 | $273 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 10 | $237 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 10 | $157 |
| Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC | 7 | $142 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | 5 | $118 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 4 | $81 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 4 | $79 |
How this compares
$3,376 in reported general payments places this provider in the 45th percentile of 123 rheumatology providers in South Carolina.
Other rheumatology in Charleston
- Richard SilverCharleston$82K
- Deanna Baker FrostCharleston$43K
- Diane KamenCharleston$26K
- Gary GilkesonCharleston$16K
- Georgia RoaneCharleston$8K
- Erica AndersonCharleston$6K
- Colin EdgertonSummerville$3.5M
- Gregory NiemerSummerville$2.9M
- Gary FinkSummerville$2.9M
- Clarence LegertonSummerville$2.9M
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.