Heather Choat
Pediatric Endocrinology · Dothan, ALNPI 1750729737
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 90.8% of the total across 180 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 38 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 14.1% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $1,116 and has fallen 71.4% since, to $319 in 2025.
Across 180 payments — averaging $18.32 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novo Nordisk$465
- QOL Medical, LLC$353
- Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$284
- Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc.$223
- Insulet Corporation$190
- AbbVie$190
- plus $2K from 32 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,99491%
- Education$3039%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novo Nordisk | 35 | $465 |
| QOL Medical, LLC | 12 | $353 |
| Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 15 | $284 |
| Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | 8 | $223 |
| Insulet Corporation | 9 | $190 |
| AbbVie | 13 | $190 |
| Tolmar, Inc. | 10 | $183 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 9 | $145 |
| Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc | 6 | $114 |
| Medtronic | 3 | $109 |
| UCB, Inc. | 5 | $106 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 5 | $75 |
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | 3 | $71 |
| Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $68 |
| Sanofi | 3 | $67 |
| Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. | 4 | $53 |
| Kyowa Kirin, Inc. | 3 | $52 |
| Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $50 |
| Abbott | 4 | $49 |
| Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 3 | $44 |
| Amgen | 2 | $43 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $39 |
| Eisai Inc. | 2 | $38 |
| Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $35 |
| BETA Bionics, Inc. | 2 | $32 |
| Zogenix Inc. | 2 | $31 |
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Neos Therapeutics, LP | 1 | $19 |
| Sobi, Inc | 1 | $18 |
| Tris Pharma Inc | 1 | $17 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $17 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $14 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $14 |
| Aprecia Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 1 | $12 |
| Harmony Biosciences LLC | 1 | $11 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $11 |
How this compares
$3,297 in reported general payments places this provider in the 70th percentile of 22 pediatric endocrinology providers in Alabama.
Other pediatric endocrinology in Dothan
- Ambika AshrafBirmingham$39K
- Chelsea ZimmermanOpelika$29K
- Anne Marie KaulfersMobile$19K
- Mary ScottBirmingham$9K
- Whei Ying LimMobile$5K
- Eliana Perez GarciaMobile$5K
- Kenneth McCormickBirmingham$2K
- Kenneth RettigMobile$2K
- Christy FosterBirmingham$1K
- Samar BhowmickMobile$944
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.