Seth Spotnitz
Neurology · Gadsden, ALNPI 1649243049
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 96.1% of the total across 134 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 26 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 21.3% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $1,030 and has fallen 84.9% since, to $156 in 2021. That places this record below the midpoint for neurology clinicians in AL, where the typical reported total is $2,219.
Across 134 payments — averaging $15.22 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$435
- Biogen$271
- Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.$199
- EMD Serono, Inc.$167
- Amgen$123
- AbbVie$114
- plus $731 from 20 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,96096%
- Education$804%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 33 | $435 |
| Biogen | 20 | $271 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 13 | $199 |
| EMD Serono, Inc. | 10 | $167 |
| Amgen | 6 | $123 |
| AbbVie | 7 | $114 |
| Novartis | 5 | $107 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 6 | $85 |
| Upsher-smith Laboratories LLC | 4 | $84 |
| UCB, Inc. | 4 | $65 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 5 | $57 |
| MDD US Operations, LLC | 3 | $47 |
| SK Life Science, Inc. | 2 | $37 |
| Lundbeck LLC | 2 | $36 |
| Pfizer | 2 | $31 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 2 | $25 |
| Grifols USA, LLC | 1 | $23 |
| GE HealthCare | 1 | $21 |
| Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $18 |
| Kyowa Kirin, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc | 1 | $12 |
| Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $12 |
How this compares
$2,040 in reported general payments places this provider in the 45th percentile of 255 neurology providers in Alabama.
Other neurology in Gadsden
- Diane CounceBirmingham$895K
- Daniel DeesMobile$799K
- Christopher LagankeCullman$711K
- Hayden LongMobile$386K
- Harry McDarisHuntsville$307K
- Belinda Savage-EdwardsHuntsville$296K
- Emily RiserBirmingham$231K
- Nojan ValadiOpelika$219K
- Charles MarkleMobile$212K
- Timothy PrestleyTuscaloosa$210K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.