Meredith Hitch
Pediatric Gastroenterology · Dothan, ALNPI 1134269848
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (58.7%), consulting fees and education — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 34 manufacturers reported payments, led by Regeneron at 41.3% of the total. 2024 is the largest year on record at $2,648, 3.4 times the $779 reported in 2019. Among pediatric gastroenterology clinicians in AL 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 153 payments — averaging $38.19 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Regeneron$2K
- AbbVie$694
- QOL Medical, LLC$553
- Sanofi$235
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$223
- Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.$215
- plus $2K from 28 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$2,41241%
- Food & beverage$3,42859%
- Education$20%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Regeneron | 2 | $2,412 |
| AbbVie | 24 | $694 |
| QOL Medical, LLC | 20 | $553 |
| Sanofi | 8 | $235 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 3 | $223 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 8 | $215 |
| UCB, Inc. | 8 | $174 |
| Insulet Corporation | 8 | $146 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 9 | $145 |
| Eisai Inc. | 8 | $138 |
| Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 8 | $126 |
| Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 6 | $99 |
| Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 6 | $82 |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc. | 1 | $75 |
| Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc | 3 | $47 |
| Zogenix Inc. | 3 | $47 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 2 | $43 |
| Greenwich Biosciences, Inc. | 3 | $43 |
| Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. | 3 | $41 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 2 | $36 |
| Novo Nordisk | 2 | $33 |
| Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | 4 | $28 |
| Corium, LLC | 1 | $25 |
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Amgen | 1 | $21 |
| Sobi, Inc | 1 | $18 |
| Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $18 |
| Concordia Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Aprecia Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 1 | $12 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, 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.
How this compares
$5,843 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 29 pediatric gastroenterology providers in Alabama.
Other pediatric gastroenterology in Dothan
- Sandeep GuptaBirmingham$52K
- Traci JesterBirmingham$6K
- David WillcuttsBirmingham$5K
- David GremseMobile$3K
- Reed DimmittBirmingham$1K
- Nicholas CajacobBirmingham$1K
- Osman AltunMobile$1K
- Diana Montoya MeloBirmingham$1K
- Jenelle FernandezMobile$1K
- Kathryn WilliamsMobile$1K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.