Thomas Backenson
Allergy & Immunology · Fort Liberty, NCNPI 1568562759
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 62 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 22 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 14.0% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. That places this record below the midpoint for allergy & immunology clinicians in NC, where the typical reported total is $4,908.
Across 62 payments — averaging $19.62 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- CSL Behring$170
- GSK$139
- Pfizer$105
- Pharming Healthcare, Inc.$90
- Sanofi$77
- Genentech USA, Inc.$68
- plus $567 from 16 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,217100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| CSL Behring | 7 | $170 |
| GSK | 9 | $139 |
| Pfizer | 4 | $105 |
| Pharming Healthcare, Inc. | 3 | $90 |
| Sanofi | 4 | $77 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 3 | $68 |
| Biocryst US Sales Co., LLC | 4 | $63 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 2 | $62 |
| AstraZeneca | 4 | $61 |
| Novartis | 3 | $55 |
| Kaleo, Inc. | 3 | $52 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 3 | $50 |
| Amgen | 2 | $34 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 2 | $30 |
| Grifols USA, LLC | 2 | $28 |
| Abbott | 1 | $25 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Mylan Specialty L.p. | 1 | $17 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | 1 | $17 |
| Phadia US Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Octapharma USA, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
How this compares
$1,217 in reported general payments places this provider in the 25th percentile of 140 allergy & immunology providers in North Carolina.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Azelastine Hcl | 13 | $303 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 26 | $245 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 13 | $191 |
| Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | 15 | $183 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other allergy & immunology in Fort Liberty
- Maeve OconnorCharlotte$2.2M
- Joel HartmanWinston Salem$749K
- Cristine RadojicicDurham$558K
- Scott ComminsChapel Hill$555K
- William McCannAsheville$486K
- Aerik WilliamsSalisbury$298K
- Karen DunnRaleigh$258K
- Roopen PatelCharlotte$257K
- Jonathan RomeoRaleigh$230K
- John NorrisCharlotte$198K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.