Cherie Oertling
Pediatrics · Slidell, LANPI 1063412682
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 78 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 17 manufacturers reported payments, led by Tris Pharma Inc at 30.0% of the total.
Across 78 payments — averaging $17.30 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Tris Pharma Inc$404
- Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$223
- Corium, LLC$97
- Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc.$97
- Sanofi Pasteur Inc.$90
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$81
- plus $357 from 11 others
Across 10 payments — averaging $4290.09 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.
- Genentech, Inc.$43K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,349100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tris Pharma Inc | 24 | $404 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 13 | $223 |
| Corium, LLC | 6 | $97 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 5 | $97 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 5 | $90 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 5 | $81 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 3 | $63 |
| Merck | 4 | $54 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 2 | $47 |
| Pfizer | 3 | $46 |
| Phadia US Inc. | 2 | $26 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 1 | $23 |
| Cranial Technologies, Inc | 1 | $23 |
| Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 1 | $22 |
| Seqirus USA Inc | 1 | $21 |
| Organon | 1 | $16 |
| Adlon Therapeutics L.p. | 1 | $15 |
How this compares
$1,349 in reported general payments places this provider in the 80th percentile of 913 pediatrics providers in Louisiana.
Other pediatrics in Slidell
- Corey HebertGretna$1.3M
- Katie QueenBogalusa$61K
- Elizabeth WhiteCovington$19K
- Neslihan GungorShreveport$16K
- Amy VitteLafayette$10K
- Alicia NicklasLafayette$9K
- Paul YuratichNew Orleans$9K
- Catherine SpillerWalker$8K
- Mamatha MandavaShreveport$8K
- Caroline KlineBaton Rouge$8K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.