Arun Kumar
Pediatrics · Yuba City, CANPI 1639167372
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.0% of the total across 85 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 Johnson & Johnson at 25.0% of the total. Among pediatrics clinicians in CA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 85 payments — averaging $24.56 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Johnson & Johnson$521
- Alk-abello, Inc$265
- Novo Nordisk$207
- Pfizer$189
- Merck$162
- Sanofi Pasteur Inc.$130
- plus $614 from 14 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,06699%
- Education$221%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson | 6 | $521 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 10 | $265 |
| Novo Nordisk | 12 | $207 |
| Pfizer | 8 | $189 |
| Merck | 9 | $162 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 7 | $130 |
| Exact Sciences | 6 | $117 |
| GSK | 3 | $64 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 3 | $58 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 3 | $55 |
| AbbVie | 2 | $47 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 2 | $47 |
| AstraZeneca | 3 | $44 |
| Bayer | 3 | $44 |
| Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $30 |
| Cranial Technologies, Inc | 2 | $28 |
| Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $26 |
| Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $14 |
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.
How this compares
$2,088 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 5,539 pediatrics providers in California.
Other pediatrics in Yuba City
- Laurene MascolaLos Angeles$451K
- Tonya ChaffeeSan Francisco$359K
- Anthony PortaleSan Francisco$354K
- David KesslerSan Francisco$335K
- Lawrence SherRolling Hills Estates$297K
- Steven BlackOakland$228K
- Jonathan StroberSan Francisco$164K
- Hasmukh AminBakersfield$140K
- Colleen KraftNewport Beach$122K
- Lela BachrachOakland$119K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.