Ryan Himes
Pediatric Gastroenterology · New Orleans, LANPI 1861582157
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $75,165 of the $113,708 with a category attached, or 66.1%. 14 manufacturers reported payments, led by Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. at 34.2% of the total. Among pediatric gastroenterology clinicians in LA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 206 payments — averaging $551.98 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$39K
- Travere Therapeutics, Inc.$31K
- Albireo Pharma, Inc.$22K
- AstraZeneca$18K
- Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc$3K
- AbbVie$408
- plus $385 from 8 others
Across 72 payments — averaging $3194.59 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.
- Travere Therapeutics, Inc.$122K
- Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$90K
- AstraZeneca$17K
- Albireo Pharma, Inc.$1K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$75,16566%
- Speaking & faculty fees$25,26922%
- Travel & lodging$9,8189%
- Food & beverage$3,4173%
- Education$400%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 49 | $38,847 |
| Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | 74 | $30,902 |
| Albireo Pharma, Inc. | 24 | $21,961 |
| AstraZeneca | 24 | $18,295 |
| Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc | 4 | $2,911 |
| AbbVie | 18 | $408 |
| Orphalan Inc | 1 | $92 |
| QOL Medical, LLC | 5 | $87 |
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | 1 | $75 |
| Sanofi | 2 | $64 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 1 | $21 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc. | 1 | $13 |
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.
- (820) Cholbam$33,276
- Bylvay$23,316
- Livmarli$21,467
- (815) Thiola$2,780
- (810) Chenodal$1,800
- Kanuma$1,450
- CTEXLI$770
- Strensiq$533
How this compares
$113,708 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 30 pediatric gastroenterology providers in Louisiana.
Other pediatric gastroenterology in New Orleans
- Patricio AriasNew Orleans$90K
- Brian MorrisNew Orleans$3K
- Russell ZwienerNew Orleans$3K
- Amanda GlinkyNew Orleans$2K
- Colleen LeblancNew Orleans$2K
- Darnna BanksNew Orleans$2K
- Matthew GieferNew Orleans$2K
- Michael CarverNew Orleans$1K
- Jasmeet MokhaNew Orleans$691
- Erika SmithNew Orleans$667
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.