Chet Villa
Pediatric Cardiology · Cincinnati, OHNPI 1588868459
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (57.7%), speaking fees and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 12 manufacturers reported payments, led by Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. at 52.3% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $15,893, more than ten times the $1,259 reported in 2019. Among pediatric cardiology clinicians in OH 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 50 payments — averaging $613.58 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.$16K
- PTC Therapeutics, Inc.$6K
- ITF Therapeutics LLC$3K
- Pfizer$3K
- Abbott$2K
- Boehringer Ingelheim$131
- plus $388 from 6 others
Across 55 payments — averaging $58,838 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.
- Berlin Heart Inc$2.5M
- Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.$607K
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$61K
- Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$58K
- Biogen$5K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$17,69058%
- Speaking & faculty fees$9,68032%
- Travel & lodging$1,5345%
- Food & beverage$1,7756%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. | 7 | $16,040 |
| PTC Therapeutics, Inc. | 4 | $6,300 |
| ITF Therapeutics LLC | 3 | $3,142 |
| Pfizer | 2 | $3,033 |
| Abbott | 22 | $1,646 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 5 | $131 |
| NS Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $128 |
| Abiomed | 1 | $124 |
| Sanofi | 2 | $54 |
| Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $33 |
| CMP Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $26 |
| Silvergate Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
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
$30,679 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 126 pediatric cardiology providers in Ohio.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Metoprolol Succinate | 14 | $172 |
| Spironolactone | 14 | $84 |
| Lisinopril | 22 | $61 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other pediatric cardiology in Cincinnati
- Shabana ShahanavazCincinnati$579K
- Angela LortsCincinnati$170K
- Michael TaylorCincinnati$109K
- Russel HirschCincinnati$22K
- Elaine UrbinaCincinnati$16K
- Sarosh BatlivalaCincinnati$9K
- Clifford ChinCincinnati$7K
- Garick HillCincinnati$6K
- Nicolas MadsenCincinnati$6K
- Shankar BaskarCincinnati$5K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.