David Johnson
Infectious Disease · St Petersburg, FLNPI 1053350157
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 7 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 5 manufacturers reported payments, led by Abbott at 34.9% of the total. 2024 is the largest year on record at $178, 3.7 times the $48 reported in 2021. That places this record below the midpoint for infectious disease clinicians in FL, where the typical reported total is $652.
Across 7 payments — averaging $55.48 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Abbott$136
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated$122
- Boston Scientific$68
- Zimmer Biomet$48
- Argon Medical Devices, Inc.$14
Across 168 payments — averaging $2801.87 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.
- Pfizer$471K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$388100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott | 1 | $136 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $122 |
| Boston Scientific | 3 | $68 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 1 | $48 |
| Argon Medical Devices, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
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
$388 in reported general payments places this provider in the 40th percentile of 669 infectious disease providers in Florida.
Other infectious disease in St Petersburg
- Lennox ArchibaldGainesville$2.1M
- Moti RamgopalFort Pierce$1.1M
- Juan DiazAltamonte Springs$980K
- Charlotte-Paige RolleOrlando$619K
- Kenneth AlexanderOrlando$474K
- Douglas BrustMiami$359K
- Christopher CooperAltamonte Springs$278K
- Federico HinestrosaOrlando$276K
- Cynthia RiveraMiami Beach$265K
- Sally AlrabaaTampa$250K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.