Erik Roberson
Neurology · Birmingham, ALNPI 1063437382
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $47,091 of the $48,832 with a category attached, or 96.4%. 4 manufacturers reported payments, led by Biogen at 57.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $27,887 and has fallen 90.5% since, to $2,656 in 2024.
Across 29 payments — averaging $1683.88 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Biogen$28K
- Eli Lilly$21K
- Eisai Inc.$90
- Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$15
Across 4 payments — averaging $8196.77 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.
- Biogen$33K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$47,09196%
- Travel & lodging$1,4193%
- Food & beverage$3221%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Biogen | 17 | $27,887 |
| Eli Lilly | 10 | $20,841 |
| Eisai Inc. | 1 | $90 |
| Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
How this compares
$48,832 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 255 neurology 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.
Other neurology in Birmingham
- Diane CounceBirmingham$895K
- Emily RiserBirmingham$231K
- Wesley KingBirmingham$167K
- Jerzy SzaflarskiBirmingham$164K
- Victor SungBirmingham$138K
- Raymond FaughtBirmingham$99K
- David GeldmacherBirmingham$99K
- David StandaertBirmingham$82K
- Richard DiethelmBirmingham$65K
- Mina LobbousBirmingham$49K
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.