Aldo Maspons
Pediatric Gastroenterology · El Paso, TXNPI 1477692465
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $45 of the $53 with a category attached, or 85.0%. 4 manufacturers reported payments, led by Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. at 33.7% of the total. 2024 is the largest year on record at $18, 2.6 times the $7 reported in 2019. That places this record below the midpoint for pediatric gastroenterology clinicians in TX, where the typical reported total is $642.
Across 5 payments — averaging $10.54 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$18
- Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC$14
- Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc.$13
- Travere Therapeutics, Inc.$8
Across 361 payments — averaging $12,467 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.
- Taro Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.$2.1M
- Modernatx, Inc.$852K
- Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.$638K
- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.$332K
- Journey Medical Corporation$212K
- AbbVie$210K
- plus $107K from 5 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$4585%
- Education$815%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC | 1 | $14 |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $8 |
How this compares
$53 in reported general payments places this provider in the 5th percentile of 159 pediatric gastroenterology providers in Texas.
Other pediatric gastroenterology in El Paso
- Eduardo Rosas BlumEl Paso$26K
- Luis SantosEl Paso$1K
- Naveen MittalDallas$182K
- Wenly RuanHouston$155K
- Amal AqulDallas$99K
- Stephanie AbramsHouston$94K
- Charina RamirezDallas$60K
- Ruben QuirosHouston$32K
- Daniel LeungHouston$31K
- Meghana SatheDallas$30K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.