Daniel Ladd
Procedural Dermatology · Austin, TXNPI 1477556256
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 95.7% of the total across 63 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 22 manufacturers reported payments, led by Merz North America, Inc. at 39.0% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $1,047 and has fallen 60.0% since, to $419 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for procedural dermatology clinicians in TX, where the typical reported total is $2,420.
Across 63 payments — averaging $29.54 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Merz North America, Inc.$726
- AbbVie$185
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$102
- Sanofi$99
- Kerecis Limited$94
- UCB, Inc.$80
- plus $575 from 16 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,78196%
- Education$804%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Merz North America, Inc. | 9 | $726 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 9 | $185 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 2 | $102 |
| Sanofi | 5 | $99 |
| Kerecis Limited | 4 | $94 |
| UCB, Inc. | 3 | $80 |
| Amgen | 3 | $65 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 3 | $61 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 3 | $59 |
| Journey Medical Corporation | 4 | $56 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 3 | $50 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 2 | $43 |
| Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $43 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $39 |
| Novartis | 2 | $33 |
| Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC | 2 | $24 |
| LEO Pharma Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Ortho Dermatologics, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 1 | $20 |
| Botanix SB Inc | 1 | $19 |
| Helsinn Therapeutics (U.S.), Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $15 |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.p. | 1 | $12 |
How this compares
$1,861 in reported general payments places this provider in the 40th percentile of 25 procedural dermatology providers in Texas.
Other procedural dermatology in Austin
- Daniel FriedmannAustin$146K
- Liet leKingwood$90K
- Jean-Denis BoucherLive Oak$20K
- Tho NguyenHurst$16K
- Douglas FarrisHurst$16K
- Robert OchsSan Antonio$11K
- Farhad NiroomandDallas$9K
- Laura SearsDallas$8K
- Georganna DavisHouston$8K
- Paige HoyerEl Campo$5K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.