Melissa Mannion
Pediatric Rheumatology · Birmingham, ALNPI 1164683439
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 58 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 12 manufacturers reported payments, led by Amgen at 27.9% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $1,118 and has fallen 90.6% since, to $105 in 2025.
Across 58 payments — averaging $34.30 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Amgen$556
- AbbVie$420
- GSK$382
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$169
- UCB, Inc.$125
- AstraZeneca$125
- plus $213 from 6 others
Across 4 payments — averaging $68,205 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.
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$272K
- Novartis$567
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,989100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amgen | 15 | $556 |
| AbbVie | 19 | $420 |
| GSK | 6 | $382 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 10 | $169 |
| UCB, Inc. | 1 | $125 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $125 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $122 |
| Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC | 1 | $24 |
| Novartis | 1 | $19 |
| Antares Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Sobi, Inc | 1 | $16 |
| Silvergate Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
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
Too few pediatric rheumatology providers in Alabamato place this figure against a meaningful peer group, so we don't.
Other pediatric rheumatology in Birmingham
- Randall CronBirmingham$56K
- Timothy BeukelmanBirmingham$22K
- Matthew StollBirmingham$4K
- Eileen RifeBirmingham$3K
- John BridgesBirmingham$2K
- Emily SmithermanBirmingham$2K
- Peter WeiserBirmingham$65
- Lauren DuensingMobile$55
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.