Howard Leeper
Pediatrics · Brentwood, TNNPI 1376593632
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 154 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 23 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 16.7% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $621 and has fallen 84.3% since, to $97 in 2025. Among pediatrics clinicians in TN with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 154 payments — averaging $16.01 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Tris Pharma Inc$412
- Pfizer$372
- Corium, LLC$255
- Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$252
- Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc.$182
- Neos Therapeutics, LP$177
- plus $814 from 17 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,465100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tris Pharma Inc | 24 | $412 |
| Pfizer | 36 | $372 |
| Corium, LLC | 11 | $255 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 15 | $252 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 10 | $182 |
| Neos Therapeutics, LP | 9 | $177 |
| Adlon Therapeutics L.p. | 8 | $130 |
| Seqirus USA Inc | 5 | $75 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 5 | $75 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 2 | $62 |
| Cranial Technologies, Inc | 4 | $59 |
| Kaleo, Inc. | 4 | $56 |
| GSK | 3 | $55 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 3 | $52 |
| Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 3 | $44 |
| Merck | 3 | $43 |
| Novartis | 2 | $38 |
| Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $37 |
| LNHC, Inc | 1 | $23 |
| Sobi, Inc | 1 | $21 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $15 |
| Neurelis, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$2,465 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 1,338 pediatrics providers in Tennessee.
Other pediatrics in Brentwood
- Charles MossBrentwood$4K
- Mark LeeBrentwood$4K
- Madeline EllisGallatin$134K
- Jason JohnsonMemphis$131K
- Kelly DawsonNashville$40K
- Deanna BrownLebanon$24K
- Lauren JohnsonKnoxville$23K
- Misty EvansNashville$22K
- Amy DempseyMemphis$13K
- Patricia RobinsonMadison$12K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.