Carey Chronis
Pediatrics · Ventura, CANPI 1851405450
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 10 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 7 manufacturers reported payments, led by Merck at 25.4% of the total.
Across 10 payments — averaging $34.00 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Merck$86
- Tris Pharma Inc$74
- Seqirus USA Inc$53
- Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC$45
- GSK$42
- Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc.$24
- plus $15 from 1 others
Across 309 payments — averaging $20,384 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.
- Modernatx, Inc.$5.7M
- Eli Lilly$272K
- Pfizer$125K
- GSK$96K
- Sanofi Pasteur Inc.$56K
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC$33K
- plus $30K from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$340100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Merck | 1 | $86 |
| Tris Pharma Inc | 1 | $74 |
| Seqirus USA Inc | 2 | $53 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 2 | $45 |
| GSK | 2 | $42 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Cranial Technologies, Inc | 1 | $15 |
How this compares
$340 in reported general payments places this provider in the 65th percentile of 5,539 pediatrics providers in California.
Other pediatrics in Ventura
- 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.