Andres Aristizabal
Pediatrics · El Paso, TXNPI 1760670756
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (52.0%), food and beverage and gifts — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 25 manufacturers reported payments, led by Linvatec Corporation at 52.0% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2020 at $2,845 and has fallen 69.9% since, to $858 in 2025. Among pediatrics clinicians in TX 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 $53.14 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Linvatec Corporation$3K
- Corium, LLC$364
- GSK$335
- Pfizer$297
- Sanofi Pasteur Inc.$266
- Merck$234
- plus $1K from 19 others
Across 1 payment — averaging $409.20 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.
- Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.$409
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$2,76352%
- Food & beverage$2,52047%
- Gifts$321%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Linvatec Corporation | 2 | $2,763 |
| Corium, LLC | 29 | $364 |
| GSK | 10 | $335 |
| Pfizer | 14 | $297 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 7 | $266 |
| Merck | 9 | $234 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 2 | $145 |
| Shield Therapeutics Inc | 1 | $125 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 1 | $121 |
| Sanofi | 1 | $119 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 6 | $111 |
| Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $106 |
| Neurelis, Inc. | 3 | $69 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 2 | $38 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $36 |
| Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc | 1 | $28 |
| Seqirus USA Inc | 1 | $23 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $21 |
| Tris Pharma Inc | 1 | $19 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $14 |
| Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 1 | $14 |
| Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | 1 | $13 |
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.
- LINVATEC KNEE PRESERVATION SYSTEM$2,600
- BEXSERO$234
- LINVATEC SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY$163
- ACCRUFER$125
- EUCRISA$123
- TZIELD$122
- DEXCOM G6 TRANSMITTER$121
- DUPIXENT$119
- BEYFORTUS$112
- Livmarli$106
How this compares
$5,314 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 5,361 pediatrics providers in Texas.
Other pediatrics in El Paso
- Evelyn AcostaEl Paso$14K
- Pedro PiedraHouston$729K
- Jason RiehsFrisco$216K
- Ivonne Sahagun-CarreonNew Braunfels$168K
- Angela ScheuerleDallas$118K
- Dianna BurnsSan Antonio$100K
- Jason TerkKeller$93K
- Vernon SuttonHouston$90K
- Laura ScalfanoPlano$74K
- Patricia AmersonSan Antonio$73K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.