Melanie Nugent
Pediatrics · Glendale, AZNPI 1003162108
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 108 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 18 manufacturers reported payments, led by UCB, Inc. at 51.5% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $776, 3.1 times the $254 reported in 2021. Among pediatrics clinicians in AZ 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 108 payments — averaging $20.47 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- UCB, Inc.$1K
- Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc$260
- Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.$168
- AstraZeneca$110
- PTC Therapeutics, Inc.$104
- Livanova USA, Inc.$98
- plus $331 from 12 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,211100%
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.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| UCB, Inc. | 70 | $1,139 |
| Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc | 6 | $260 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 6 | $168 |
| AstraZeneca(2 entities) | 4 | $110 |
| PTC Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $104 |
| Livanova USA, Inc. | 4 | $98 |
| Neurelis, Inc. | 3 | $72 |
| Immedica Pharma US, Inc. | 2 | $41 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $35 |
| Eisai Inc. | 1 | $28 |
| Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $27 |
| Aprecia Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 1 | $23 |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $21 |
| Zogenix Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Biogen | 1 | $18 |
| Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | 1 | $12 |
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.
- Nayzilam$114
How this compares
$2,211 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 1,073 pediatrics providers in Arizona.
Other pediatrics in Glendale
- Melissa AssafGlendale$24K
- Enrique LopezGlendale$3K
- Andrew ArthurTucson$125K
- Margie HartfieldNogales$114K
- Craig PrimackScottsdale$75K
- Samantha CasselmanPhoenix$64K
- Robert ZiltzerScottsdale$17K
- Richard BurgmeierTempe$15K
- Diana DunniganPhoenix$13K
- Barbara LednickyPhoenix$12K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.