Paul Bernhardson
Pediatrics · Lincoln, NENPI 1578567970
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Merck accounts for 69.4% of it on its own, with 16 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $1,945 and has fallen 96.1% since, to $75 in 2025. Among pediatrics clinicians in NE with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 76 payments — averaging $35.74 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Merck$2K
- Tris Pharma Inc$171
- Corium, LLC$118
- Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc.$97
- Sanofi Pasteur Inc.$82
- Kaleo, Inc.$76
- plus $286 from 11 others
Across 260 payments — averaging $2221.37 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$362K
- Sanofi Pasteur Inc.$100K
- GSK$90K
- Pfizer$19K
- Sanofi US Services Inc.$5K
- AbbVie$389
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$1,26447%
- Food & beverage$1,45353%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Merck | 24 | $1,887 |
| Tris Pharma Inc | 9 | $171 |
| Corium, LLC | 7 | $118 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 6 | $97 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 5 | $82 |
| Kaleo, Inc. | 6 | $76 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 4 | $75 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 3 | $37 |
| Sobi, Inc | 2 | $34 |
| GSK | 2 | $26 |
| Adlon Therapeutics L.p. | 2 | $25 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $19 |
| Seqirus USA Inc | 1 | $18 |
| Neos Therapeutics, LP | 1 | $16 |
| Biogen | 1 | $14 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 1 | $13 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $9 |
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$1,389
How this compares
$2,717 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 308 pediatrics providers in Nebraska.
Other pediatrics in Lincoln
- Bradford BrabecLincoln$3K
- Sahra NiaziLincoln$2K
- Luke AnschutzLincoln$2K
- Courtney BrightmanLincoln$2K
- Amy BargenLincoln$1K
- Elizabeth LarsonLincoln$1K
- Pamela WestLincoln$1K
- Heather ChristiansonLincoln$970
- Sachit PatelOmaha$91K
- Rachel AndersonOmaha$76K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.