Anuradha Venkatachalam
Pediatrics · Tomball, TXNPI 1992807028
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 61 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 20 manufacturers reported payments, led by Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. at 29.4% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $375 and has fallen 53.9% since, to $173 in 2025.
Across 61 payments — averaging $22.71 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc.$407
- Tris Pharma Inc$149
- GSK$130
- Cranial Technologies, Inc$127
- Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc.$77
- Pfizer$69
- plus $427 from 14 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,385100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 15 | $407 |
| Tris Pharma Inc | 2 | $149 |
| GSK | 6 | $130 |
| Cranial Technologies, Inc | 8 | $127 |
| Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 4 | $77 |
| Pfizer | 3 | $69 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $49 |
| Neos Therapeutics, LP | 3 | $46 |
| Phadia US Inc. | 2 | $43 |
| Seqirus USA Inc | 2 | $39 |
| Merck | 3 | $38 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 2 | $36 |
| Organon | 1 | $32 |
| Novo Nordisk | 1 | $24 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Amgen | 1 | $23 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Abbott | 1 | $16 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 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.
- JORNAY PM$125
- Quillichew ER$125
- Dyanavel XR$125
- Quillivant$125
How this compares
$1,385 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 5,361 pediatrics providers in Texas.
Other pediatrics in Tomball
- 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
- Ralph DeberardinisDallas$56K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.