Rodger Elofson
Adolescent Medicine · Baton Rouge, LANPI 1700997103
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 65 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 14 manufacturers reported payments, led by Neos Therapeutics, LP at 28.5% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $464 and has fallen 95.9% since, to $19 in 2025.
Across 65 payments — averaging $14.60 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Neos Therapeutics, LP$271
- Tris Pharma Inc$254
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$126
- Merck$74
- Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc.$41
- Pfizer$30
- plus $153 from 8 others
Across 51 payments — averaging $2063.56 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.
- Pfizer$97K
- Merck$8K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$949100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Neos Therapeutics, LP | 18 | $271 |
| Tris Pharma Inc | 16 | $254 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 7 | $126 |
| Merck | 7 | $74 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $41 |
| Pfizer | 5 | $30 |
| Kaleo, Inc. | 2 | $30 |
| Adlon Therapeutics L.p. | 2 | $28 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| GSK | 1 | $18 |
| Sobi, Inc | 1 | $15 |
| Corium, LLC | 1 | $14 |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $14 |
| Seqirus USA Inc | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$949 in reported general payments places this provider in the 75th percentile of 34 adolescent medicine providers in Louisiana.
Other adolescent medicine in Baton Rouge
- Brannon PerillouxBaton Rouge$1K
- Robert DrummBaton Rouge$1K
- Dana FakouriBaton Rouge$656
- Karen SimpsonBaton Rouge$139
- Jennifer HoganBaton Rouge$133
- Melvin MurrillBaton Rouge$95
- Timothy HonigmanBaton Rouge$30
- Alan YagerMetairie$6K
- Leslie BerHouma$4K
- Nicole Kerley-McguireHouma$1K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.