Tsedey Biru-Williams
Neurology · Cincinnati, OHNPI 1790314417
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (44.6%), food and beverage and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 22 manufacturers reported payments, led by Genentech USA, Inc. at 42.3% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $11,480, more than ten times the $794 reported in 2022.
Across 148 payments — averaging $99.60 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Genentech USA, Inc.$6K
- Merck Healthcare Kgaa$3K
- EMD Serono, Inc.$1K
- Sanofi$769
- AbbVie$678
- AstraZeneca$672
- plus $2K from 16 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$6,57045%
- Travel & lodging$2,25415%
- Food & beverage$5,85940%
- Education$580%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 8 | $6,231 |
| Merck Healthcare Kgaa | 3 | $3,182 |
| EMD Serono, Inc. | 14 | $1,142 |
| Sanofi | 15 | $769 |
| AbbVie | 21 | $678 |
| AstraZeneca | 10 | $672 |
| Genentech, Inc. | 10 | $391 |
| UCB, Inc. | 7 | $260 |
| Novartis | 14 | $245 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 2 | $244 |
| MDD US Operations, LLC | 21 | $228 |
| TG Therapeutics, Inc. | 6 | $220 |
| Amgen | 3 | $117 |
| Biogen | 5 | $116 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 1 | $71 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 1 | $48 |
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | 2 | $30 |
| Eisai Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc | 1 | $22 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $14 |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $13 |
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
$14,741 in reported general payments places this provider in the 75th percentile of 702 neurology providers in Ohio.
Other neurology in Cincinnati
- Aram ZabetiCincinnati$1.6M
- Brandon ForemanCincinnati$385K
- Alberto EspayCincinnati$351K
- Michael PriviteraCincinnati$243K
- Brian MoseleyCincinnati$220K
- Zainab ContractorCincinnati$181K
- Reena ShahCincinnati$180K
- Marsha SmithCincinnati$178K
- David SchmerlerCincinnati$162K
- Hani KushlafCincinnati$115K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.