Catherine Lux
Pediatrics · Dallas, TXNPI 1396729828
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 45 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 26 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 16.8% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. 2025 is the largest year on record at $1,227, 3.8 times the $322 reported in 2021. 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 45 payments — averaging $96.08 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Sanofi$726
- Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.$449
- Amgen$350
- Kyowa Kirin, Inc.$235
- AbbVie$233
- Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC$206
- plus $2K from 20 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$4,324100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sanofi | 7 | $726 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 4 | $449 |
| Amgen | 3 | $350 |
| Kyowa Kirin, Inc. | 2 | $235 |
| AbbVie | 3 | $233 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 2 | $206 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 2 | $206 |
| Abbott | 1 | $153 |
| NS Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $129 |
| Novo Nordisk | 2 | $127 |
| Neurelis, Inc. | 1 | $125 |
| SK Life Science, Inc. | 1 | $124 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $120 |
| Grifols USA, LLC | 1 | $116 |
| Bayer | 1 | $115 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $108 |
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | 1 | $107 |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | 1 | $105 |
| Exeltis, USA Inc. | 1 | $103 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 1 | $95 |
| Biogen | 1 | $83 |
| Stemline Therapeutics Inc. | 1 | $83 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 1 | $81 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $71 |
| GSK | 3 | $54 |
| Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc | 1 | $18 |
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.
- KRYSTEXXA$350
- FREESTYLE LIBRE 3$153
- Austedo XR$135
- VILTEPSO$129
- VALTOCO$125
- TZIELD$124
- XCOPRI$124
- JARDIANCE$123
- FABRAZYME$122
- CEREZYME$122
- CERDELGA$122
- FARXIGA$120
- Prolastin-C Liquid$116
- AirDuo RespiClick$115
- ArmonAir Digihaler$115
- ProAir Digihaler$115
- AUSTEDO$111
- AMVUTTRA$108
- CRYSVITA$107
- GEMTESA$105
How this compares
$4,324 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 5,361 pediatrics providers in Texas.
Other pediatrics in Dallas
- Angela ScheuerleDallas$118K
- Ralph DeberardinisDallas$56K
- Anna SuessmanDallas$26K
- Marcial Oquendo RinconDallas$21K
- Albert KaramDallas$19K
- Pedro PiedraHouston$729K
- Jason RiehsFrisco$216K
- Ivonne Sahagun-CarreonNew Braunfels$168K
- Dianna BurnsSan Antonio$100K
- Jason TerkKeller$93K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.