Jerzy Szaflarski
Neurology · Birmingham, ALNPI 1275569014
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $134,057 of the $164,045 with a category attached, or 81.7%. 9 manufacturers reported payments, led by UCB SA at 42.8% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $61,789 and has fallen 88.2% since, to $7,273 in 2025. Among neurology clinicians in AL 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 96 payments — averaging $1708.80 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- UCB SA$70K
- UCB, Inc.$62K
- Livanova USA, Inc.$16K
- Greenwich Biosciences, Inc.$7K
- SK Life Science, Inc.$6K
- UCB Biosciences Inc.$2K
- plus $496 from 3 others
Across 532 payments — averaging $788.96 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.
- Neuropace, Inc.$240K
- UCB SA$77K
- Biogen$76K
- UCB, Inc.$16K
- Livanova USA, Inc.$11K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$134,05782%
- Speaking & faculty fees$7,3134%
- Travel & lodging$20,06412%
- Food & beverage$2,0161%
- Education$5950%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| UCB SA | 9 | $70,233 |
| UCB, Inc. | 37 | $61,984 |
| Livanova USA, Inc. | 9 | $15,835 |
| Greenwich Biosciences, Inc. | 11 | $7,364 |
| SK Life Science, Inc. | 15 | $5,953 |
| UCB Biosciences Inc. | 10 | $2,179 |
| Neuropace, Inc. | 2 | $324 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $155 |
| Natus Medical Incorporated | 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.
- Briviact$78,149
- VNS Therapy$8,440
- XCOPRI$5,430
- VNS THERAPY SENTIVA MODEL 1000 GENERATOR$5,186
- Epidiolex$5,014
- VNS - Sentiva$2,188
- Nayzilam$1,280
- RNS Neurostimulator Kit$324
How this compares
$164,045 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 255 neurology providers in Alabama.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| EpidiolexCannabidiol (Cbd) | 99 | $512,331 |
| BriviactBrivaracetam | 75 | $132,209 |
| XcopriCenobamate | 83 | $106,876 |
| Rufinamide | 61 | $58,426 |
| FycompaPerampanel | 20 | $30,987 |
| AptiomEslicarbazepine Acetate | 11 | $20,140 |
| ValtocoDiazepam | 20 | $13,890 |
| Lacosamide | 54 | $13,386 |
| NayzilamMidazolam | 11 | $8,116 |
| Levetiracetam | 84 | $4,910 |
| Clobazam | 60 | $4,773 |
| Oxcarbazepine | 59 | $4,393 |
| Zonisamide | 95 | $3,348 |
| CarbatrolCarbamazepine | 12 | $2,403 |
| Carbamazepine ErCarbamazepine | 11 | $1,706 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| UCB, Inc.Briviact, Nayzilam | $61,984 | $140,32586 claims |
| SK Life Science, Inc.Xcopri | $5,953 | $106,87683 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 90th percentile of 255 neurology providers in Alabama.
Other neurology in Birmingham
- Diane CounceBirmingham$895K
- Emily RiserBirmingham$231K
- Wesley KingBirmingham$167K
- Victor SungBirmingham$138K
- Raymond FaughtBirmingham$99K
- David GeldmacherBirmingham$99K
- David StandaertBirmingham$82K
- Richard DiethelmBirmingham$65K
- Mina LobbousBirmingham$49K
- Harrison WalkerBirmingham$49K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.