Marian Northington, MD
Dermatology · Birmingham, ALNPI 1841220589
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (56.6%), food and beverage and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. AbbVie accounts for 79.4% of it on its own, with 30 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $6,191 and has fallen 55.9% since, to $2,733 in 2025.
Across 547 payments — averaging $33.62 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$15K
- Merz North America, Inc.$674
- Sanofi$370
- Dermavant Sciences, Inc.$355
- LEO Pharma Inc.$285
- Incyte Corporation$279
- plus $2K from 25 others
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$10,40657%
- Travel & lodging$1041%
- Food & beverage$7,78542%
- Education$921%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 339 | $14,597 |
| Merz North America, Inc. | 4 | $674 |
| Sanofi | 15 | $370 |
| Dermavant Sciences, Inc. | 43 | $355 |
| LEO Pharma Inc. | 16 | $285 |
| Incyte Corporation | 13 | $279 |
| Novartis | 11 | $250 |
| Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC | 14 | $190 |
| Organon | 22 | $168 |
| Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. | 9 | $146 |
| Pfizer | 8 | $139 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 7 | $134 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 6 | $128 |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.p. | 8 | $127 |
| Almirall LLC | 6 | $101 |
| VYNE Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 4 | $68 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 3 | $63 |
| Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $33 |
| Strata Skin Sciences, Inc. | 3 | $33 |
| EPI Health, LLC | 2 | $29 |
| Nabriva Therapeutics, PLC | 1 | $29 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 1 | $27 |
| Dermira, Inc. | 1 | $26 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Merck | 2 | $23 |
| Mission Pharmacal Company | 1 | $18 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $16 |
| Medimetriks Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Ortho Dermatologics, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 1 | $14 |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC | 1 | $13 |
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.
- BOTOX COSMETIC$500
How this compares
$18,388 in reported general payments places this provider in the 80th percentile of 168 dermatology 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fluorouracil | 52 | $4,118 |
| Desonide | 36 | $3,358 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 85 | $3,164 |
| Azelaic Acid | 21 | $3,107 |
| Ciclopirox | 47 | $1,942 |
| Tretinoin | 18 | $1,800 |
| Tetracycline Hcl | 12 | $1,742 |
| CiclopiroxCiclopirox Olamine | 51 | $1,416 |
| Doxycycline Monohydrate | 180 | $1,340 |
| ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl | 48 | $1,310 |
| Clobetasol Propionate | 12 | $1,122 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 104 | $971 |
| Fluconazole | 125 | $742 |
| Betamethasone Dipropionate | 12 | $657 |
| Spironolactone | 20 | $623 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other dermatology in Birmingham
- James KrellBirmingham$944K
- Julie HarperBirmingham$920K
- Corey HartmanBirmingham$573K
- Boni ElewskiBirmingham$271K
- Tiffany MayoBirmingham$256K
- Kristy CurlBirmingham$158K
- Sarah Lauren HugheyBirmingham$143K
- Megan CherryBirmingham$137K
- Ann HillBirmingham$56K
- Lauren GrahamBirmingham$45K
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.