Burton Appel
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology · Hackensack, NJNPI 1790731925
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $3,343 of the $4,576 with a category attached, or 73.1%. E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. accounts for 73.1% of it on its own, with 2 other manufacturers making up the rest. Among pediatric hematology-oncology clinicians in NJ 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 7 payments — averaging $653.66 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$3K
- Novartis$1K
- Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.$120
Across 119 payments — averaging $3542.99 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.
- Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.$277K
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$69K
- Merck$45K
- Incyte Corporation$18K
- Pfizer$12K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$3,34373%
- Travel & lodging$91320%
- Food & beverage$3207%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 1 | $3,343 |
| Novartis | 5 | $1,113 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $120 |
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.
- KYMRIAH$626
How this compares
$4,576 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 54 pediatric hematology-oncology providers in New Jersey.
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Other pediatric hematology-oncology in Hackensack
- Johannes ZakrzewskiHackensack$4K
- Bruce TerrinHackensack$3K
- Katherine ArmstrongHackensack$275
- Christine Camacho-BydumeHackensack$169
- Beverly RyanHackensack$124
- Jing ChenHackensack$104
- Steven DiamondHackensack$98
- Alfred GillioHackensack$63
- Frances FlugHackensack$0
- Richard DrachtmanNew Brunswick$271K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.