Joel Herron, MD
Dermatology · Gahanna, OHNPI 1154323681
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 97.6% of the total across 1,834 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 50 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 12.8% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Among dermatology clinicians in OH 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 1,834 payments — averaging $15.79 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$4K
- Johnson & Johnson$3K
- Novartis$2K
- Journey Medical Corporation$2K
- Sanofi$2K
- Galderma Laboratories, L.p.$2K
- plus $16K from 44 others
Across 3 payments — averaging $4987.33 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.
- Almirall LLC$15K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$28,25898%
- Education$6952%
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.
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.
How this compares
$28,952 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 460 dermatology providers in Ohio.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Clobetasol Propionate | 23 | $1,392 |
| Cephalexin | 200 | $972 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 60 | $878 |
| Ketoconazole | 45 | $566 |
| Alclometasone Dipropionate | 14 | $559 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 72 | $497 |
| Minoxidil | 16 | $119 |
| Amoxicillin | 29 | $70 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other dermatology in Gahanna
- Stephanie CotellGahanna$205K
- Michael McKelveyGahanna$27K
- Matthew ZirwasBexley$3.3M
- George DrewMarion$1.9M
- Rocco SerraoDayton$1.7M
- James LibeccoFairlawn$1.1M
- Pranav ShethWest Chester$978K
- Dawn MerrittAthens$844K
- Neil KormanCleveland$824K
- Joshua GrosshandlerWesterville$479K
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.