Gail Kerr, MD
Rheumatology · Washington, DCNPI 1194725184
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $175,166 of the $244,148 with a category attached, or 71.7%. It is spread thinly across 29 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 16.7%. Among rheumatology clinicians in DC 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 319 payments — averaging $765.35 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- UCB, Inc.$41K
- Amgen$34K
- Sanofi$28K
- Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc.$27K
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$20K
- Novartis$20K
- plus $74K from 23 others
Across 12 payments — averaging $27,566 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.
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC$248K
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$58K
- GSK$15K
- Amgen$10K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$175,16672%
- Speaking & faculty fees$50,22621%
- Travel & lodging$8,5774%
- Food & beverage$10,1794%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| UCB, Inc. | 47 | $40,704 |
| Amgen(2 entities) | 40 | $34,031 |
| Sanofi | 31 | $28,132 |
| Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. | 41 | $27,291 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 17 | $19,941 |
| Novartis | 17 | $19,655 |
| AstraZeneca(2 entities) | 11 | $14,174 |
| Pfizer | 13 | $14,028 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 28 | $9,884 |
| CSL Behring | 5 | $9,728 |
| Sobi, Inc | 8 | $6,346 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 3 | $4,350 |
| AbbVie | 17 | $4,254 |
| GSK | 10 | $4,034 |
| Eli Lilly | 2 | $2,148 |
| Gilead | 3 | $1,854 |
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | 2 | $1,230 |
| Astrazeneca UK Limited | 1 | $975 |
| Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd. | 1 | $550 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 4 | $205 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 4 | $190 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 2 | $158 |
| Medexus Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $91 |
| Merck | 4 | $57 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | 2 | $50 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | 2 | $41 |
| Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC | 1 | $24 |
| Janssen Global Services, LLC | 1 | $14 |
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical 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
$244,148 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 41 rheumatology providers in District of Columbia.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Enbrel SureclickEtanercept | 31 | $228,081 |
| Humira(Cf) PenAdalimumab | 14 | $182,818 |
| BenlystaBelimumab | 17 | $93,422 |
| XeljanzTofacitinib Citrate | 12 | $60,246 |
| ActemraTocilizumab | 16 | $28,944 |
| Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate | 72 | $1,728 |
| MethotrexateMethotrexate Sodium | 90 | $1,062 |
| Azathioprine | 11 | $256 |
| Sulfasalazine | 11 | $154 |
| Alendronate Sodium | 23 | $124 |
| Leflunomide | 11 | $119 |
| Leucovorin Calcium | 13 | $87 |
| Prednisone | 36 | $86 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| GSKBenlysta | $4,034 | $93,42217 claims |
| PfizerXeljanz | $14,028 | $60,24612 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 95th percentile of 41 rheumatology providers in District of Columbia.
Other rheumatology in Washington
- Stephen MitchellWashington$1.6M
- Andrea Leonard-SegalWashington$633K
- Virginia SteenWashington$168K
- Sharon DowellWashington$73K
- Christopher CollinsWashington$69K
- Saira BilalWashington$62K
- Megan LockwoodWashington$23K
- Mercedes QuinonesWashington$23K
- Tayseer HarounWashington$18K
- Ndelela MbuyiWashington$15K
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.