Melissa Newell
Pediatrics · Greensboro, NCNPI 1619957644
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 98 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 22 manufacturers reported payments, led by Tris Pharma Inc at 24.7% of the total. Among pediatrics clinicians in NC 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 98 payments — averaging $18.47 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Tris Pharma Inc$447
- Cranial Technologies, Inc$185
- GSK$182
- AbbVie$140
- Pfizer$135
- Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc.$111
- plus $610 from 16 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,810100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tris Pharma Inc | 22 | $447 |
| Cranial Technologies, Inc | 12 | $185 |
| GSK | 10 | $182 |
| AbbVie | 4 | $140 |
| Pfizer | 9 | $135 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 6 | $111 |
| Merck | 7 | $106 |
| Corium, LLC | 5 | $97 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 3 | $65 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $65 |
| Kaleo, Inc. | 4 | $46 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 2 | $43 |
| Seqirus USA Inc | 1 | $37 |
| Neos Therapeutics, LP | 2 | $23 |
| Adlon Therapeutics L.p. | 1 | $19 |
| Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc | 1 | $18 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Lupin Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 1 | $11 |
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$112
How this compares
$1,810 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 1,818 pediatrics providers in North Carolina.
Other pediatrics in Greensboro
- Emily ThompsonGreensboro$7K
- Dwight KoeberlDurham$8.4M
- Priya KishnaniDurham$5.8M
- James AndersonHigh Point$669K
- Joseph MuenzerChapel Hill$237K
- Ifeyinwa OsunkwoCharlotte$218K
- Edward SmithDurham$164K
- Katherine SmithRaleigh$133K
- James StillRaleigh$105K
- Richard BrugmanGastonia$73K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.