Jonathan McConathy
Diagnostic Radiology · Birmingham, ALNPI 1619097441
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (43.3%), speaking fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 8 manufacturers reported payments, led by Telix Pharmaceuticals at 49.4% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $15,112, 3.7 times the $4,048 reported in 2019. Among diagnostic radiology clinicians in AL with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 56 payments — averaging $601.52 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Telix Pharmaceuticals$17K
- GE HealthCare$5K
- Eli Lilly$5K
- Blue Earth Diagnostics$3K
- Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc.$2K
- Novartis$1K
- plus $715 from 2 others
Across 20 payments — averaging $29,958 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.
- Clovis Oncology, Inc.$272K
- Novartis$223K
- Blue Earth Diagnostics$105K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$14,57543%
- Speaking & faculty fees$9,54428%
- Travel & lodging$6,09418%
- Food & beverage$3,47210%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Telix Pharmaceuticals | 31 | $16,630 |
| GE HealthCare | 10 | $5,446 |
| Eli Lilly | 2 | $4,800 |
| Blue Earth Diagnostics | 2 | $3,000 |
| Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc. | 2 | $1,603 |
| Novartis | 6 | $1,491 |
| MIM Software Inc. | 1 | $478 |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | 2 | $237 |
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.
- ILLUCCIX$7,907
- Cerianna$4,544
- Axumin$3,000
- ENCORE$478
- Biograph Vision 600 (8 Ring/64 CT)$237
How this compares
$33,685 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 448 diagnostic radiology 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.
Other diagnostic radiology in Birmingham
- Jesse JonesBirmingham$161K
- Jubal WattsBirmingham$113K
- George NewmanBirmingham$15K
- Alyssa KnightBirmingham$14K
- Michelle RobbinBirmingham$8K
- Pamela KulbackBirmingham$7K
- Robert StiboltBirmingham$5K
- Jeong Mi ParkBirmingham$5K
- Jessica ZarzourBirmingham$5K
- Edgar UnderwoodBirmingham$5K
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.