Michele Johnson-Towson
Pediatrics · Tampa, FLNPI 1659431484
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (34.9%), food and beverage and other — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 21 manufacturers reported payments, led by Alk-abello, Inc at 50.3% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $4,931, 8.9 times the $551 reported in 2019. Among pediatrics clinicians in FL 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 170 payments — averaging $56.03 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Alk-abello, Inc$5K
- Welch Allyn$2K
- Sobi, Inc$650
- Pfizer$596
- Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$308
- GSK$249
- plus $1K from 15 others
Across 5 payments — averaging $8047.43 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.
- Sanofi Pasteur Inc.$22K
- GSK$19K
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$3,32035%
- Travel & lodging$1,16012%
- Food & beverage$3,19334%
- Other$1,85219%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alk-abello, Inc | 15 | $4,788 |
| Welch Allyn | 1 | $1,852 |
| Sobi, Inc | 37 | $650 |
| Pfizer | 36 | $596 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 25 | $308 |
| GSK | 10 | $249 |
| Merck | 10 | $173 |
| Cranial Technologies, Inc | 9 | $167 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 7 | $139 |
| Tris Pharma Inc | 1 | $112 |
| Philips North America LLC | 2 | $110 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 4 | $80 |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc. | 4 | $74 |
| Sanofi | 2 | $67 |
| Abbott | 1 | $31 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $26 |
| Adlon Therapeutics L.p. | 1 | $23 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Corium, LLC | 1 | $21 |
| Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 1 | $19 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 1 | $17 |
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.
- Odactra$4,480
- SureSight Vision Screener$1,852
- EUCRISA$125
- QELBREE$123
- BEXSERO$122
- Dyanavel XR$112
How this compares
$9,525 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 3,964 pediatrics providers in Florida.
Other pediatrics in Tampa
- Jorge Lujan-ZilbermanTampa$378K
- Christina CanodyTampa$87K
- Nicole MillerTampa$12K
- Barbara GarciaTampa$8K
- Lindsey BrunnerTampa$7K
- Lauren KuschelTampa$7K
- Daime Nieves MunozTampa$6K
- Bonnie SmeryageHollywood$153K
- Patricia DeanMiami$92K
- Ryan CantvilleJacksonville$87K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.