Donald Basel
Clinical Genetics (M.D.) · Milwaukee, WINPI 1649478553
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $37,847 of the $48,987 with a category attached, or 77.3%. 5 manufacturers reported payments, led by Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. at 55.8% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $30,424 and has fallen 60.8% since, to $11,933 in 2025.
Across 54 payments — averaging $907.17 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc.$27K
- Modernatx, Inc.$11K
- Illumina, Inc.$8K
- Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc$2K
- Novo Nordisk$123
Across 239 payments — averaging $5946.12 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.
- Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc.$1.4M
- Modernatx, Inc.$5K
- Sanofi US Services Inc.$5K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$37,84777%
- Speaking & faculty fees$4,2439%
- Travel & lodging$6,23013%
- Food & beverage$6371%
- Education$300%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | 15 | $27,352 |
| Modernatx, Inc. | 35 | $11,153 |
| Illumina, Inc. | 2 | $8,400 |
| Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc | 1 | $1,960 |
| Novo Nordisk | 1 | $123 |
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.
- Genetic Disease Testing$8,400
- VOXZOGO 1.2mg$7,736
How this compares
Too few clinical genetics (m.d.) providers in Wisconsinto place this figure against a meaningful peer group, so we don't.
Other clinical genetics (m.d.) in Milwaukee
- William RheadMilwaukee$41K
- Robert SteinerMadison$77K
- Richard PauliMadison$6K
- Pankaj PrasunMadison$451
- Philip JamesMadison$429
- Michael MullaneMount Pleasant$187
- Samuel HuangMarshfield$29
- Amy SusnowMadison$18
- Benigno ElejaldeGlendale$18
- Katie WilliamsViroqua$16
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.