Chelsea Zimmerman
Pediatric Endocrinology · Opelika, ALNPI 1205223617
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $22,787 of the $28,901 with a category attached, or 78.8%. Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC accounts for 80.9% of it on its own, with 40 other manufacturers making up the rest. 2025 is the largest year on record at $16,354, more than ten times the $126 reported in 2020. Among pediatric endocrinology 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 326 payments — averaging $88.65 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC$23K
- Novo Nordisk$808
- Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$657
- Tolmar, Inc.$393
- Lilly USA, LLC$369
- Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc$335
- plus $3K from 35 others
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$22,78779%
- Food & beverage$5,97721%
- Education$1360%
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.
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.
How this compares
$28,901 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 22 pediatric endocrinology providers in Alabama.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Xigduo XrDapaglifloz Propaned/Metformin | 11 | $6,420 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other pediatric endocrinology in Opelika
- Ambika AshrafBirmingham$39K
- Anne Marie KaulfersMobile$19K
- Mary ScottBirmingham$9K
- Whei Ying LimMobile$5K
- Eliana Perez GarciaMobile$5K
- Heather ChoatDothan$3K
- Kenneth McCormickBirmingham$2K
- Kenneth RettigMobile$2K
- Christy FosterBirmingham$1K
- Samar BhowmickMobile$944
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.