Alicia Apple
Pediatrics · Colorado Springs, CONPI 1730441783
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 100 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 38 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 14.6% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. 2025 is the largest year on record at $671, 4.2 times the $159 reported in 2019. Among pediatrics clinicians in CO with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 100 payments — averaging $21.25 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- GSK$310
- Novo Nordisk$230
- Amgen$224
- Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.$175
- Boston Scientific$79
- Merck$74
- plus $1K from 32 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,125100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| GSK | 12 | $310 |
| Novo Nordisk | 12 | $230 |
| Amgen | 13 | $224 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 6 | $175 |
| Boston Scientific | 4 | $79 |
| Merck | 4 | $74 |
| AbbVie | 3 | $70 |
| Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. | 3 | $68 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 2 | $64 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 3 | $51 |
| Sobi, Inc | 2 | $50 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 2 | $49 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 2 | $47 |
| Krystal Biotech Inc | 2 | $44 |
| Seqirus USA Inc | 2 | $40 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 2 | $39 |
| AstraZeneca | 2 | $36 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $35 |
| Cranial Technologies, Inc | 2 | $35 |
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $32 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $30 |
| Idorsia Pharmaceuticals US Inc | 2 | $27 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 1 | $27 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 1 | $26 |
| Bioventus LLC | 1 | $26 |
| Novartis | 1 | $25 |
| Abiomed | 1 | $24 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Kyowa Kirin, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Tris Pharma Inc | 1 | $20 |
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $17 |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Bayer | 1 | $14 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| The Binding Site Inc. | 1 | $10 |
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.
- BEXSERO$109
How this compares
$2,125 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 872 pediatrics providers in Colorado.
Other pediatrics in Colorado Springs
- Kenya LeeColorado Springs$4K
- Michael McCarthyColorado Springs$3K
- John KimColorado Springs$2K
- Amanda WallsColorado Springs$2K
- Linda BucherColorado Springs$2K
- Margot CrossleyColorado Springs$1K
- Alan GarscaddenColorado Springs$1K
- Jenna MtuiDenver$155K
- Erwin GelfandDenver$143K
- Amanda DempseyAurora$33K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.