Christopher Bandera
Pediatrics · New York, NYNPI 1801232715
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 98.6% of the total across 64 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 21 manufacturers reported payments, led by GSK at 31.8% of the total. Among pediatrics clinicians in NY 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 64 payments — averaging $21.34 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- GSK$434
- Kaleo, Inc.$187
- Merck$125
- Genentech USA, Inc.$79
- AstraZeneca$63
- Phadia US Inc.$53
- plus $425 from 15 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,34699%
- Other$201%
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 | 19 | $434 |
| Kaleo, Inc. | 9 | $187 |
| Merck | 6 | $125 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 5 | $79 |
| AstraZeneca(2 entities) | 3 | $63 |
| Phadia US Inc. | 3 | $53 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 2 | $46 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 2 | $42 |
| Amgen | 2 | $40 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $37 |
| Cranial Technologies, Inc | 2 | $33 |
| Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc | 1 | $31 |
| Abbott | 1 | $28 |
| Novartis | 1 | $25 |
| Antares Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Corium, LLC | 1 | $23 |
| ARS Pharmaceuticals Operations, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Welch Allyn | 1 | $20 |
| Sobi, Inc | 1 | $18 |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc. | 1 | $16 |
How this compares
$1,366 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 4,055 pediatrics providers in New York.
Other pediatrics in New York
- Kathryn FitzgeraldNew York$80K
- Rudolph LeibelNew York$67K
- Shakeel ModakNew York$64K
- Jean-Laurent CasanovaNew York$62K
- Randall KayeNew York$46K
- Kevin CurranNew York$35K
- Hsiang YinNew York$25K
- Jennifer TrachtenbergNew York$23K
- John LantosNew York$12K
- Stephanie ChristensenNew York$11K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.