Timothy Melson
Anesthesiology · Sheffield, ALNPI 1790752285
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by gifts: $1,000 of the $1,014 with a category attached, or 98.6%. E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. accounts for 98.6% of it on its own, with 1 other manufacturer making up the rest. Among anesthesiology 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 2 payments — averaging $506.94 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$1K
- Irhythm Technologies, Inc.$14
Across 109 payments — averaging $28,397 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.
- Heron Therapeutics, Inc.$1.4M
- Vertex$754K
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$427K
- Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA$333K
- Tris Pharma Inc$171K
- Baudax Bio Inc.$46K
- plus $10K from 3 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$141%
- Gifts$1,00099%
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. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Irhythm Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
How this compares
$1,014 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 484 anesthesiology providers in Alabama.
Other anesthesiology in Sheffield
- Alexandru VisanBirmingham$138K
- Gregory HickmanBirmingham$134K
- Leslie FletcherHuntsville$35K
- Ursula WesselmannBirmingham$33K
- Keith JonesBirmingham$26K
- Clayton NewellHuntsville$17K
- Justin RoutmanBirmingham$16K
- Joshua SmithBirmingham$14K
- Prentiss LawsonBirmingham$13K
- Thomas ReganBirmingham$9K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.