Physician profile

Susan Bal

Hematology & Oncology · Birmingham, AL

NPI 1831451129

$47,349.05

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

16 companies · $21K in 2025

The $21K reported for 2025 was more than what 93% of Hematology & Oncology providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $686).

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Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Consulting Fee$35,494.50
Travel and Lodging$9,183.91
Food and Beverage$1,308.43
Education$37.21

Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.

Who reported paying

General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $26,874.21 2023-2025 Abecma
Celgene Corporation $8,260.17 2024-2025
Abbvie INC. $2,475.00 2023-2024 Venclexta
Kite Pharma, INC. $2,445.00 2025
Genentech, INC. $1,875.00 2023 Venclexta
Janssen Biotech, INC. $1,755.00 2024 Tecvayli
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $1,370.00 2023
Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation $1,200.00 2020
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC $817.50 2023
Pfizer INC. $126.67 2023-2024
Amgen INC. $125.00 2020
Legend Biotech USA INC. $25.50 2024

4 companies reported research payments only; those appear in the research section below.

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.

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Payment summary

Susan Bal

$47,349.05

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2020-2025
Top company
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
Context
The $21K reported for 2025 was more than what 93% of Hematology & Oncology providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $686).

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.