Stephen Russell
Pediatrics · Lincoln, NENPI 1083691133
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 3 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 3 manufacturers reported payments, led by Sobi, Inc at 45.4% of the total. That places this record below the midpoint for pediatrics clinicians in NE, where the typical reported total is $210.
Across 3 payments — averaging $16.95 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Sobi, Inc$23
- Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc.$15
- Pfizer$13
Across 116 payments — averaging $5908.52 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.$540K
- GSK$59K
- AstraZeneca$53K
- Merck$34K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$51100%
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sobi, Inc | 1 | $23 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$51 in reported general payments places this provider in the 15th percentile of 308 pediatrics providers in Nebraska.
Other pediatrics in Lincoln
- Bradford BrabecLincoln$3K
- Paul BernhardsonLincoln$3K
- Sahra NiaziLincoln$2K
- Luke AnschutzLincoln$2K
- Courtney BrightmanLincoln$2K
- Amy BargenLincoln$1K
- Elizabeth LarsonLincoln$1K
- Pamela WestLincoln$1K
- Heather ChristiansonLincoln$970
- Sachit PatelOmaha$91K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.