Aaron Chidekel
Pediatric Pulmonology · Wilmington, DENPI 1790876043
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (48.9%), travel and lodging and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 11 manufacturers reported payments, led by Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. at 48.9% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $3,827, more than ten times the $140 reported in 2019.
Across 30 payments — averaging $187.41 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc.$3K
- AstraZeneca$2K
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$993
- Vertex$118
- AbbVie$53
- Harmony Biosciences LLC$45
- plus $127 from 5 others
Across 90 payments — averaging $9128.00 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.
- Harmony Biosciences LLC$544K
- Vertex$177K
- Astrazeneca UK Limited$101K
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$2,75049%
- Travel & lodging$1,83033%
- Food & beverage$1,04219%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | 1 | $2,750 |
| AstraZeneca | 11 | $1,537 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 8 | $993 |
| Vertex | 1 | $118 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 3 | $53 |
| Harmony Biosciences LLC | 1 | $45 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 1 | $40 |
| Resmed Corp | 1 | $26 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| GSK | 1 | $21 |
| Chiesi USA, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
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.
- VOXZOGO 1.2mg$2,750
- AIRSUPRA$1,312
- Inspire$830
- TRIKAFTA$118
How this compares
Too few pediatric pulmonology providers in Delawareto place this figure against a meaningful peer group, so we don't.
Other pediatric pulmonology in Wilmington
- Abigail StrangWilmington$1K
- Jodi GustaveWilmington$507
- Vandna PassiWilmington$304
- Seema RaniWilmington$231
- Robert HeinleWilmington$170
- Ambika ShenoyWilmington$95
- Katherine KingWilmington$47
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.