Susan Bal
Hematology & Oncology · Birmingham, ALNPI 1831451129
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $36,695 of the $47,349 with a category attached, or 77.5%. 12 manufacturers reported payments, led by E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. at 56.8% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $21,300, more than ten times the $1,325 reported in 2020. Among hematology & oncology clinicians in AL 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 28 payments — averaging $1691.04 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$27K
- Bristol Myers Squibb$8K
- AbbVie$2K
- Gilead$2K
- Genentech, Inc.$2K
- Johnson & Johnson$2K
- plus $4K from 6 others
Across 182 payments — averaging $62,084 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.
- Bristol Myers Squibb$10M
- Beigene, Ltd.$724K
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$223K
- Beone Medicines Ltd.$113K
- AstraZeneca$72K
- Beone Medicines USA, Inc.$61K
- plus $146K from 3 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$36,69577%
- Travel & lodging$9,18419%
- Food & beverage$1,4333%
- Education$370%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 10 | $26,874 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 4 | $8,260 |
| AbbVie | 2 | $2,475 |
| Gilead | 2 | $2,445 |
| Genentech, Inc. | 1 | $1,875 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $1,755 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $1,370 |
| Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation | 1 | $1,200 |
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | 1 | $818 |
| Pfizer | 3 | $127 |
| Amgen | 1 | $125 |
| Legend Biotech USA Inc. | 1 | $26 |
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.
How this compares
$47,349 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 177 hematology & oncology providers in Alabama.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| RevlimidLenalidomide | 32 | $477,067 |
| Lenalidomide | 35 | $456,621 |
| VenclextaVenetoclax | 11 | $133,382 |
| Atovaquone | 29 | $16,154 |
| EliquisApixaban | 24 | $13,251 |
| Fentanyl | 12 | $1,808 |
| Acyclovir | 117 | $1,709 |
| ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl | 15 | $1,165 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 42 | $1,158 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 36 | $910 |
| Dexamethasone | 39 | $532 |
| Pregabalin | 18 | $377 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-TrimethoprimSulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 55 | $303 |
| Gabapentin | 22 | $170 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 18 | $169 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| Bristol Myers SquibbRevlimid | $8,260 | $477,06732 claims |
| AbbVieVenclexta | $2,475 | $133,38211 claims |
| PfizerEliquis | $127 | $13,25124 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 90th percentile of 177 hematology & oncology providers in Alabama.
Other hematology & oncology in Birmingham
- Amitkumar MehtaBirmingham$683K
- Pankit VachhaniBirmingham$545K
- Luciano CostaBirmingham$409K
- Khaleel AshrafBirmingham$379K
- Michael BirrerBirmingham$302K
- Rudolph NavariBirmingham$254K
- Mayur NarkhedeBirmingham$193K
- Midhun MallaBirmingham$144K
- Robert ConryBirmingham$143K
- David MooneyBirmingham$120K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.