William Johnston
Pediatrics · Birmingham, ALNPI 1740385764
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by travel and lodging: $955 of the $1,588 with a category attached, or 60.2%. Modernatx, Inc. accounts for 92.8% of it on its own, with 6 other manufacturers making up the rest.
Across 12 payments — averaging $132.31 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Modernatx, Inc.$1K
- Shire North American Group Inc$38
- Sobi, Inc$24
- Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$16
- Merck$13
- Hologic Sales And Service, LLC$13
- plus $11 from 1 others
Across 481 payments — averaging $4122.89 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.
- Merck$1.1M
- Modernatx, Inc.$231K
- Sanofi Pasteur Inc.$202K
- Pfizer$154K
- GSK$102K
- Eli Lilly$100K
- plus $135K from 5 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$95560%
- Food & beverage$63340%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Modernatx, Inc. | 4 | $1,473 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 3 | $38 |
| Sobi, Inc | 1 | $24 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Merck | 1 | $13 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 1 | $13 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 1 | $11 |
How this compares
$1,588 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 908 pediatrics providers in Alabama.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 12 | $130 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 12 | $17 |
| Omeprazole | 12 | $7 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other pediatrics in Birmingham
- Tamera Coyne-BeasleyBirmingham$154K
- Linda HammettBirmingham$123K
- Darby McElderryBirmingham$111K
- Audrey LloydBirmingham$40K
- Suresh BoppanaBirmingham$31K
- Sula GillespieBirmingham$19K
- Brian StansellBirmingham$19K
- Leslie PittsBirmingham$10K
- Yolanda WheelerBirmingham$10K
- Tanikqua MooreBirmingham$9K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.