Michael Husseman
Pediatrics · Layton, UTNPI 1053319186
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
16 manufacturers reported payments, led by Merck at 39.3% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $3,293 and has fallen 95.5% since, to $149 in 2025. Among pediatrics clinicians in UT 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 84 payments — averaging $50.85 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Merck$2K
- AstraZeneca$2K
- Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc.$181
- Tris Pharma Inc$158
- GSK$134
- Cranial Technologies, Inc$102
- plus $384 from 10 others
Across 349 payments — averaging $8265.10 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.
- Merck$1.3M
- Novavax Inc$826K
- Sanofi Pasteur Inc.$608K
- AstraZeneca$108K
- Pfizer$36K
- GSK$18K
- plus $7K from 1 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$2,52359%
- Food & beverage$1,74841%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Merck | 16 | $1,677 |
| AstraZeneca | 11 | $1,635 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 10 | $181 |
| Tris Pharma Inc | 9 | $158 |
| GSK | 9 | $134 |
| Cranial Technologies, Inc | 6 | $102 |
| Corium, LLC | 4 | $74 |
| Pfizer | 4 | $70 |
| Neurelis, Inc. | 4 | $53 |
| Sobi, Inc | 3 | $49 |
| Seqirus USA Inc | 2 | $39 |
| Kyowa Kirin, Inc. | 2 | $34 |
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $13 |
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.
- V114$1,364
How this compares
$4,271 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 439 pediatrics providers in Utah.
Other pediatrics in Layton
- Mari LuceLayton$289K
- Noel NyeLayton$3K
- Nathan ForbushLayton$3K
- Ryan EvansLayton$3K
- Brent EberhardLayton$2K
- Jason HoaglandLayton$2K
- Bryan EllertsonLayton$2K
- Robert HokiLayton$2K
- Colton RagsdaleLayton$2K
- David NuttallAmerican Fork$307K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.