Christopher Spinelli
Pediatrics · Springfield, MONPI 1205806312
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.9% of the total across 241 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. accounts for 68.5% of it on its own, with 23 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $950 and has fallen 60.4% since, to $376 in 2025. Among pediatrics clinicians in MO 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 241 payments — averaging $14.66 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$2K
- Novo Nordisk$161
- Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.$114
- Abbott$112
- UCB, Inc.$96
- Dexcom, Inc.$86
- plus $543 from 18 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,528100%
- Education$50%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 188 | $2,421 |
| Novo Nordisk | 8 | $161 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 5 | $114 |
| Abbott | 2 | $112 |
| UCB, Inc. | 3 | $96 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 5 | $86 |
| Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc | 4 | $83 |
| AbbVie | 3 | $59 |
| Kyowa Kirin, Inc. | 2 | $43 |
| Eisai Inc. | 2 | $41 |
| Tolmar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $35 |
| Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | 2 | $35 |
| NS Pharma, Inc. | 2 | $32 |
| Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. | 3 | $30 |
| Corium, LLC | 1 | $27 |
| Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc | 1 | $23 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $17 |
| Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Insulet Corporation | 1 | $15 |
| Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $14 |
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.
- QELBREE$247
How this compares
$3,533 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 1,306 pediatrics providers in Missouri.
Other pediatrics in Springfield
- Donna PorterSpringfield$3K
- Molly FiggemeierSaint Louis$74K
- Terri LuetjenKansas City$57K
- Alexander FaySaint Louis$53K
- Kevin MurphyFlorissant$52K
- Sharon HumistonKansas City$41K
- Nikita RajeKansas City$23K
- Natasha BurgertKansas City$20K
- John GalganiHazelwood$18K
- Natalie GoedekerSaint Louis$17K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.