Christine Cheng-Florendo
Pediatrics · Latrobe, PANPI 1417929324
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 97.6% of the total across 130 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 22 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 11.9% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Among pediatrics clinicians in PA 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 130 payments — averaging $17.75 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- GSK$275
- Cranial Technologies, Inc$274
- Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$269
- Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc.$260
- Pfizer$178
- Merck$152
- plus $900 from 16 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,25298%
- Education$562%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| GSK | 15 | $275 |
| Cranial Technologies, Inc | 16 | $274 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 15 | $269 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 13 | $260 |
| Pfizer | 11 | $178 |
| Merck | 8 | $152 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 6 | $138 |
| Neurelis, Inc. | 5 | $126 |
| Neos Therapeutics, LP | 7 | $119 |
| Corium, LLC | 8 | $117 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 7 | $102 |
| Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 4 | $62 |
| Tris Pharma Inc | 4 | $51 |
| Seqirus USA Inc | 2 | $37 |
| Sobi, Inc | 2 | $35 |
| Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc | 1 | $27 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 1 | $19 |
| ARS Pharmaceuticals Operations, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 1 | $15 |
| Krystal Biotech Inc | 1 | $14 |
| Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 1 | $13 |
| Mission Pharmacal Company | 1 | $11 |
How this compares
$2,308 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 1,849 pediatrics providers in Pennsylvania.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Lansoprazole | 12 | $2,428 |
| Valproic AcidValproic Acid (As Sodium Salt) | 15 | $371 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other pediatrics in Latrobe
- Craig CollisonSpring Mills$670K
- Arthur LeibowitzWynnewood$432K
- Jennifer CorenHatboro$410K
- Todd WolynnPittsburgh$275K
- Mark BlatterPittsburgh$238K
- Hoda Abdel HamidPittsburgh$101K
- Kristopher BossePhiladelphia$90K
- Binita Kamath PatelPhiladelphia$80K
- Kevin StraussGordonville$47K
- Martin BehmHatfield$47K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.