Michael Coverman
Dermatology · Austin, TXNPI 1710098975
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 167 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 23 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 18.4% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $1,325 and has fallen 92.5% since, to $99 in 2023. That places this record below the midpoint for dermatology clinicians in TX, where the typical reported total is $4,085.
Across 167 payments — averaging $16.66 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$511
- Johnson & Johnson$318
- Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC$294
- Almirall LLC$220
- Lilly USA, LLC$180
- Sanofi$154
- plus $1K from 17 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,783100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 28 | $511 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 16 | $318 |
| Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC | 20 | $294 |
| Almirall LLC | 17 | $220 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 11 | $180 |
| Sanofi | 8 | $154 |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.p. | 10 | $145 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 8 | $140 |
| Novartis | 8 | $134 |
| LEO Pharma Inc. | 8 | $126 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 6 | $113 |
| Ortho Dermatologics, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 7 | $100 |
| Pfizer | 5 | $89 |
| Glenmark Therapeutics Inc. | 2 | $39 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 2 | $34 |
| Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $33 |
| UCB, Inc. | 2 | $32 |
| Amgen | 1 | $28 |
| Biofrontera Inc. | 1 | $27 |
| Medimetriks Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $25 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 1 | $15 |
| Incyte Corporation | 1 | $13 |
| Mission Pharmacal Company | 1 | $12 |
How this compares
$2,783 in reported general payments places this provider in the 40th percentile of 1,098 dermatology providers in Texas.
Other dermatology in Austin
- Edward LainAustin$2.5M
- Daniel CarrascoAustin$1.1M
- Dale SchaeferAustin$1M
- Heidi PratherAustin$543K
- Ali ShahbazAustin$413K
- Jennifer GordonAustin$150K
- Madalyn NguyenAustin$127K
- William CragunSan Antonio$2.2M
- Alpesh DesaiHouston$1.6M
- Craig TellerBellaire$1.3M
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.