James Halla
Rheumatology · Spartanburg, SCNPI 1497721393
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 94.9% of the total across 114 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 19 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 12.8% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. That places this record below the midpoint for rheumatology clinicians in SC, where the typical reported total is $4,469.
Across 114 payments — averaging $14.96 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novartis$219
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$205
- AbbVie$199
- Amgen$189
- Johnson & Johnson$173
- Pfizer$151
- plus $569 from 13 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$503%
- Food & beverage$1,61995%
- Education$372%
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis | 13 | $219 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 12 | $205 |
| AbbVie | 11 | $199 |
| Amgen(2 entities) | 13 | $189 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 13 | $173 |
| Pfizer | 15 | $151 |
| Zyla Life Sciences, Inc. | 13 | $114 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 5 | $105 |
| GSK | 3 | $87 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 4 | $58 |
| UCB, Inc. | 3 | $54 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 2 | $33 |
| Sanofi | 1 | $22 |
| Fidia Pharma USA Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Mylan Specialty L.p. | 1 | $18 |
| Sebela Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | 1 | $15 |
| Medexus Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $12 |
How this compares
$1,705 in reported general payments places this provider in the 35th percentile of 123 rheumatology providers in South Carolina.
Other rheumatology in Spartanburg
- Margaret CurranSpartanburg$9K
- Matthew AussprungSpartanburg$7K
- Sunita DiaSpartanburg$5K
- Colin EdgertonSummerville$3.5M
- Gregory NiemerSummerville$2.9M
- Gary FinkSummerville$2.9M
- Clarence LegertonSummerville$2.9M
- Jennifer MurphySummerville$2.8M
- William EdwardsSummerville$1.3M
- Alan BrownGreenville$947K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.