Christine Johnston
Infectious Disease · Seattle, WANPI 1104928720
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $26,369 of the $26,799 with a category attached, or 98.4%. GSK accounts for 71.1% of it on its own, with 5 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $16,189 and has fallen 81.3% since, to $3,025 in 2025. Among infectious disease clinicians in WA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 10 payments — averaging $2679.86 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- GSK$19K
- Pfizer$3K
- AbbVie$3K
- Gilead$2K
- Modernatx, Inc.$395
- EMD Serono, Inc.$34
Across 73 payments — averaging $8704.89 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.
- Modernatx, Inc.$528K
- GSK$103K
- Pfizer$4K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$26,36998%
- Food & beverage$4292%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| GSK | 4 | $19,044 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $3,025 |
| AbbVie | 2 | $2,800 |
| Gilead | 1 | $1,500 |
| Modernatx, Inc. | 1 | $395 |
| EMD Serono, Inc. | 1 | $34 |
How this compares
$26,799 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 186 infectious disease providers in Washington.
Other infectious disease in Seattle
- Warren DingesSeattle$173K
- Paul DrainSeattle$149K
- Corey CasperSeattle$115K
- Anna WaldSeattle$103K
- Jim BoonyaratanakornkitSeattle$62K
- Michael BoeckhSeattle$59K
- Jason GoldmanSeattle$58K
- Connie CelumSeattle$57K
- Hyang KimSeattle$51K
- Ferric FangSeattle$49K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.