Hussein Abdul-Latif
Pediatric Endocrinology · Birmingham, ALNPI 1952414187
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
9 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 24.7% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $279, 2.3 times the $123 reported in 2019. That places this record below the midpoint for pediatric endocrinology clinicians in AL, where the typical reported total is $944.
Across 22 payments — averaging $33.08 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$179
- Novo Nordisk$126
- Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc.$122
- Sequel Med Tech, LLC$118
- Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$60
- Abbott$42
- plus $81 from 3 others
Across 42 payments — averaging $14,744 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.
- Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc$439K
- Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$151K
- Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.$24K
- Radius Health, Inc.$4K
- Dexcom, Inc.$416
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$37952%
- Education$34948%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic | 3 | $179 |
| Novo Nordisk | 8 | $126 |
| Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | 3 | $122 |
| Sequel Med Tech, LLC | 1 | $118 |
| Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $60 |
| Abbott | 2 | $42 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $39 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $24 |
| BETA Bionics, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
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.
- MINIMED 780G$122
- TWIIST$118
How this compares
$728 in reported general payments places this provider in the 45th percentile of 22 pediatric endocrinology providers in Alabama.
Other pediatric endocrinology in Birmingham
- Ambika AshrafBirmingham$39K
- Mary ScottBirmingham$9K
- Kenneth McCormickBirmingham$2K
- Christy FosterBirmingham$1K
- Giovanna BeauchampBirmingham$716
- Sajal PatelBirmingham$661
- Joycelyn AtchisonBirmingham$636
- Jessica SchmittBirmingham$607
- Mary BarrBirmingham$448
- Nicole BarnesBirmingham$309
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.