Nathaniel Erdmann
Infectious Disease · Birmingham, ALNPI 1982921268
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $2,394 of the $2,437 with a category attached, or 98.2%. E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. accounts for 98.2% of it on its own, with 1 other manufacturer making up the rest.
Across 2 payments — averaging $1218.66 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$2K
- Viiv Healthcare Company$43
Across 153 payments — averaging $2010.22 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$184K
- Gilead$112K
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$12K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$2,39498%
- Food & beverage$432%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 1 | $2,394 |
| Viiv Healthcare Company | 1 | $43 |
How this compares
$2,437 in reported general payments places this provider in the 60th percentile of 104 infectious disease providers in Alabama.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| BiktarvyBictegrav/Emtricit/Tenofov Ala | 78 | $291,707 |
| JulucaDolutegravir/Rilpivirine | 32 | $106,908 |
| DescovyEmtricitabine/Tenofov Alafenam | 23 | $46,406 |
| TivicayDolutegravir Sodium | 16 | $33,464 |
| JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate | 12 | $6,434 |
| Cefepime Hcl | 17 | $3,372 |
| Cefazolin Sodium | 13 | $1,121 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 14 | $930 |
| Vancomycin Hcl | 12 | $775 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 32 | $365 |
| Chlorthalidone | 35 | $354 |
| Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate | 11 | $283 |
| Irbesartan | 25 | $256 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 48 | $201 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 25 | $177 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| Viiv Healthcare CompanyJuluca, Tivicay | $43 | $140,37248 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 60th percentile of 104 infectious disease providers in Alabama.
Other infectious disease in Birmingham
- John BaddleyBirmingham$113K
- Christina MuznyBirmingham$111K
- Sonya HeathBirmingham$80K
- William GeislerBirmingham$63K
- Edward HookBirmingham$61K
- Edgar OvertonBirmingham$46K
- Jane SchwebkeBirmingham$42K
- Peter PappasBirmingham$25K
- Jeanne MarrazzoBirmingham$23K
- Todd McCartyBirmingham$20K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.