Sahra Niazi
Pediatrics · Lincoln, NENPI 1730413402
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Merck accounts for 76.7% of it on its own, with 16 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $1,884 and has fallen 94.1% since, to $110 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 51 payments — averaging $47.35 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Merck$2K
- Tris Pharma Inc$121
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$51
- Hologic Sales And Service, LLC$48
- GSK$46
- Pfizer$41
- plus $256 from 11 others
Across 66 payments — averaging $3314.64 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.
- Sanofi Pasteur Inc.$121K
- GSK$97K
- Dermavant Sciences, Inc.$1K
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$1,20950%
- Food & beverage$1,20650%
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 | 23 | $1,852 |
| Tris Pharma Inc | 3 | $121 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 4 | $51 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 1 | $48 |
| GSK | 3 | $46 |
| Pfizer | 3 | $41 |
| Corium, LLC | 2 | $38 |
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | 2 | $37 |
| Kaleo, Inc. | 2 | $28 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $26 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| LNHC, Inc | 1 | $18 |
| QOL Medical, LLC | 1 | $18 |
| ARS Pharmaceuticals Operations, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $16 |
| Sobi, 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.
- V114$1,274
How this compares
$2,415 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 308 pediatrics providers in Nebraska.
Other pediatrics in Lincoln
- Bradford BrabecLincoln$3K
- Paul BernhardsonLincoln$3K
- 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.