Christopher Willey
Radiation Oncology · Birmingham, ALNPI 1548317407
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (56.3%), speaking fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 8 manufacturers reported payments, led by EMD Serono, Inc. at 37.8% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $4,974 and has fallen 67.4% since, to $1,620 in 2024. Among radiation oncology 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 16 payments — averaging $802.57 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- EMD Serono, Inc.$5K
- Varian Medical Systems, Inc.$3K
- Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.$3K
- Ares Trading SA$2K
- Brainlab, Inc.$206
- Novocure Inc.$164
- plus $116 from 2 others
Across 12 payments — averaging $16,718 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.
- Novocure Israel Ltd$113K
- Tactile Systems Technology Inc$88K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$7,23056%
- Speaking & faculty fees$4,00031%
- Travel & lodging$1,1579%
- Food & beverage$4544%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| EMD Serono, Inc. | 1 | $4,860 |
| Varian Medical Systems, Inc. | 7 | $3,125 |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | 2 | $2,750 |
| Ares Trading SA | 1 | $1,620 |
| Brainlab, Inc. | 1 | $206 |
| Novocure Inc. | 2 | $164 |
| Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $104 |
| Bard Access Systems, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
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
$12,841 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 87 radiation oncology providers in Alabama.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 20 | $402 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 24 | $231 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 12 | $134 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 13 | $129 |
| Sumatriptan Succinate | 11 | $53 |
| Lorazepam | 11 | $38 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other radiation oncology in Birmingham
- Drexell BoggsBirmingham$35K
- Adam KoleBirmingham$11K
- Andrew McDonaldBirmingham$8K
- William EnnisBirmingham$6K
- John StahlBirmingham$3K
- Omer BurnettBirmingham$2K
- Samuel MarcromBirmingham$2K
- Rojymon JacobBirmingham$1K
- Mehran YusufBirmingham$1K
- Ruby MeredithBirmingham$1K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.