Robert Hudson
Dermatology · Laredo, TXNPI 1164515011
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 90.9% of the total across 157 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 20 manufacturers reported payments, led by Johnson & Johnson at 24.4% of the total. That places this record below the midpoint for dermatology clinicians in TX, where the typical reported total is $4,085.
Across 157 payments — averaging $17.86 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Johnson & Johnson$683
- AbbVie$620
- Novartis$325
- Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC$270
- VYNE Pharmaceuticals Inc.$248
- Lilly USA, LLC$169
- plus $490 from 14 others
Across 3 payments — averaging $8553.12 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.
- Eli Lilly$26K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,54991%
- Education$2559%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson | 50 | $683 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 33 | $620 |
| Novartis | 24 | $325 |
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | 2 | $270 |
| VYNE Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 11 | $248 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 9 | $169 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 5 | $89 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | 1 | $75 |
| Sanofi | 3 | $51 |
| Helsinn Therapeutics (U.S.), Inc. | 3 | $51 |
| Pfizer | 3 | $44 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 2 | $32 |
| Incyte Corporation | 2 | $31 |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.p. | 2 | $24 |
| Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Amgen | 1 | $19 |
| Ortho Dermatologics, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 1 | $17 |
| UCB, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Prugen, Inc. Pharmaceuticals | 2 | $8 |
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
$2,804 in reported general payments places this provider in the 40th percentile of 1,098 dermatology providers in Texas.
Other dermatology in Laredo
- Edward LainAustin$2.5M
- William CragunSan Antonio$2.2M
- Alpesh DesaiHouston$1.6M
- Craig TellerBellaire$1.3M
- Jennifer CatherDallas$1.3M
- Emily BeckerSan Antonio$1.2M
- Ross RaduskyDallas$1.2M
- Joseph MerolaDallas$1.2M
- Daniel CarrascoAustin$1.1M
- Dale SchaeferAustin$1M
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.