Robert Collins
Rheumatology · Nashville, TNNPI 1851474092
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 97.9% of the total across 347 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 18 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 22.8% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. That places this record below the midpoint for rheumatology clinicians in TN, where the typical reported total is $5,288.
Across 347 payments — averaging $15.13 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- UCB, Inc.$1K
- AbbVie$1K
- Novartis$795
- Amgen$689
- Lilly USA, LLC$319
- GSK$280
- plus $953 from 12 others
Across 192 payments — averaging $1966.57 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.
- AbbVie$369K
- Novartis$4K
- Eli Lilly$4K
- Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc$2K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$5,14298%
- Education$1092%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| UCB, Inc. | 98 | $1,200 |
| AbbVie | 69 | $1,015 |
| Novartis | 47 | $795 |
| Amgen(2 entities) | 48 | $689 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 18 | $319 |
| GSK | 16 | $280 |
| Pfizer | 15 | $270 |
| AstraZeneca | 7 | $122 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $94 |
| Radius Health, Inc. | 6 | $90 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 6 | $78 |
| Sandoz | 4 | $66 |
| Sanofi | 3 | $53 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2 | $44 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $43 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 2 | $35 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 2 | $29 |
| Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. | 2 | $28 |
How this compares
$5,251 in reported general payments places this provider in the 45th percentile of 127 rheumatology providers in Tennessee.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Humira(Cf) PenAdalimumab | 24 | $241,051 |
| RinvoqUpadacitinib | 28 | $178,147 |
| RasuvoMethotrexate/Pf | 15 | $10,214 |
| Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate | 153 | $7,016 |
| Leflunomide | 67 | $5,802 |
| Colchicine | 30 | $4,106 |
| MethotrexateMethotrexate Sodium | 154 | $3,835 |
| Celecoxib | 35 | $3,598 |
| Prednisone | 127 | $980 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 40 | $967 |
| Allopurinol | 36 | $577 |
| Sulfasalazine | 15 | $457 |
| Methotrexate SodiumMethotrexate Sodium/Pf | 22 | $319 |
| Alendronate Sodium | 38 | $244 |
| Nabumetone | 14 | $231 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVieRinvoq | $1,015 | $178,14728 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 45th percentile of 127 rheumatology providers in Tennessee.
Other rheumatology in Nashville
- Victor ByrdNashville$247K
- Christian RheaNashville$81K
- Tyler ReeseNashville$80K
- John BooneNashville$70K
- Simpson TannerNashville$53K
- Narender AnnapureddyNashville$29K
- Erin WilfongNashville$18K
- Robert LagroneNashville$17K
- Poonam SomaiNashville$14K
- Susan HarwellNashville$10K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.