Chad Boomershine
Rheumatology · Nashville, TNNPI 1457408304
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $8,030 of the $9,700 with a category attached, or 82.8%. 24 manufacturers reported payments, led by Pfizer at 46.3% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $4,912 and has fallen 99.7% since, to $16 in 2023.
Across 73 payments — averaging $132.87 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Pfizer$4K
- Regeneron$4K
- UCB, Inc.$282
- Amgen$163
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$121
- AbbVie$118
- plus $649 from 18 others
Across 24 payments — averaging $3957.08 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 US Services Inc.$85K
- Shionogi Inc$5K
- Pfizer$2K
- Amgen$2K
- Regeneron$333
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$8,03083%
- Travel & lodging$3373%
- Food & beverage$1,31814%
- Education$150%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pfizer | 2 | $4,487 |
| Regeneron | 1 | $3,880 |
| UCB, Inc. | 13 | $282 |
| Amgen(2 entities) | 10 | $163 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 7 | $121 |
| AbbVie | 6 | $118 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 6 | $90 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 2 | $87 |
| AstraZeneca(2 entities) | 3 | $60 |
| Almatica Pharma LLC | 3 | $58 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | 2 | $46 |
| Sentynl Therapeutics, Inc. | 3 | $43 |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $41 |
| Abbott | 2 | $33 |
| Biodelivery Sciences International, Inc. | 2 | $32 |
| IBSA Pharma Inc. | 2 | $31 |
| Gilead | 1 | $20 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $19 |
| Virtus Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $18 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Redhill Biopharma Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Nevro Corp. | 1 | $14 |
| Zyla Life Sciences, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Radius Health, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$9,700 in reported general payments places this provider in the 65th percentile of 127 rheumatology providers in Tennessee.
Other rheumatology in Nashville
- Victor ByrdNashville$247K
- Christian RheaNashville$81K
- Tyler ReeseNashville$80K
- John BooneNashville$70K
- Simpson TannerNashville$53K
- Narender AnnapureddyNashville$29K
- Erin WilfongNashville$18K
- Robert LagroneNashville$17K
- Poonam SomaiNashville$14K
- Susan HarwellNashville$10K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.