Nancy Bass
Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology · Milwaukee, WINPI 1821019555
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (56.5%), consulting fees and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Biogen accounts for 95.1% of it on its own, with 6 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $11,921 and has fallen 99.4% since, to $68 in 2024.
Across 31 payments — averaging $397.29 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Biogen$12K
- Novartis Gene Therapies, Inc. (fka Avexis, Inc.)$372
- Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.$107
- Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$45
- UCB, Inc.$41
- Astellas Pharma US Inc$23
- plus $18 from 1 others
Across 178 payments — averaging $2047.55 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.
- Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.$153K
- Eli Lilly$55K
- Novartis Gene Therapies, Inc. (fka Avexis, Inc.)$51K
- Novartis$50K
- Genentech, Inc.$32K
- Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.$23K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$4,00032%
- Speaking & faculty fees$6,96257%
- Travel & lodging$5805%
- Food & beverage$6615%
- Education$1131%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Biogen | 12 | $11,710 |
| Novartis Gene Therapies, Inc. (fka Avexis, Inc.) | 4 | $372 |
| Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 9 | $107 |
| Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $45 |
| UCB, Inc. | 2 | $41 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 1 | $23 |
| Amgen | 1 | $18 |
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
$12,316 in reported general payments places this provider in the 80th percentile of 25 neurology with special qualifications in child neurology providers in Wisconsin.
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- Pradeep JavarayeeMilwaukee$139
- Sarah OswaldMilwaukee$115
- Elham AbushanabMilwaukee$115
- Virginia KaperickMilwaukee$93
- Rene Andrade MachadoMilwaukee$61
- John Whitinger IvMilwaukee$24
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.