Jerry Twiggs
Adolescent Medicine · St. George, UTNPI 1972583680
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — travel and lodging (47.1%), food and beverage and consulting fees — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 17 manufacturers reported payments, led by AstraZeneca at 59.3% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $2,143 and has fallen 96.0% since, to $85 in 2025.
Across 69 payments — averaging $42.45 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AstraZeneca$2K
- Shire North American Group Inc$330
- Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc.$218
- Pfizer$105
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$83
- Neurelis, Inc.$77
- plus $377 from 11 others
Across 121 payments — averaging $6944.30 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.
- AstraZeneca$434K
- Pfizer$207K
- Astrazeneca UK Limited$165K
- GSK$23K
- Purdue Pharma L.p.$8K
- Merck$4K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$33011%
- Travel & lodging$1,37947%
- Food & beverage$1,22042%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca | 12 | $1,738 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 1 | $330 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 11 | $218 |
| Pfizer | 8 | $105 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 7 | $83 |
| Neurelis, Inc. | 5 | $77 |
| Sobi, Inc | 4 | $57 |
| Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 3 | $50 |
| Corium, LLC | 3 | $48 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $47 |
| Merck | 5 | $46 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 2 | $33 |
| Biomerieux Inc | 1 | $26 |
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Cranial Technologies, Inc | 1 | $20 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| GSK | 1 | $12 |
How this compares
Too few adolescent medicine providers in Utahto place this figure against a meaningful peer group, so we don't.
Other adolescent medicine in St. George
- Michael WhitingAmerican Fork$802
- Anne BarankoOgden$688
- Adam WahlstromSt George$678
- Austin HealySt George$676
- Jamie VaneSt George$439
- Michael JohnsonSouth Jordan$429
- Karl McMullinSt George$390
- Gary BehrmannPayson$242
- Susan MathewsSalt Lake City$132
- Kelly BeaumontSt George$42
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.