Cynthia Schaeffer
Pediatrics · Pasadena, MDNPI 1497757215
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 160 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 16.0% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Among pediatrics clinicians in MD 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 160 payments — averaging $19.58 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc.$502
- Tris Pharma Inc$329
- Cranial Technologies, Inc$319
- Corium, LLC$253
- Merck$253
- Kaleo, Inc.$218
- plus $1K from 16 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,133100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 22 | $502 |
| Tris Pharma Inc | 23 | $329 |
| Cranial Technologies, Inc | 19 | $319 |
| Corium, LLC | 11 | $253 |
| Merck | 14 | $253 |
| Kaleo, Inc. | 7 | $218 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 9 | $192 |
| Pfizer | 8 | $176 |
| Adlon Therapeutics L.p. | 10 | $128 |
| Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 5 | $116 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 4 | $103 |
| Neos Therapeutics, LP | 5 | $103 |
| Seqirus USA Inc | 5 | $89 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 3 | $70 |
| AstraZeneca | 3 | $60 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 3 | $50 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 2 | $49 |
| Sobi, Inc | 2 | $46 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $27 |
| Qiagen, LLC | 1 | $19 |
| Phadia US Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Aytu Biopharma, 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.
- AUVI-Q$122
How this compares
$3,133 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 1,307 pediatrics providers in Maryland.
Other pediatrics in Pasadena
- Jitendrakumar ModiAnnapolis$149K
- Mary Elizabeth YoungerBaltimore$130K
- Hari SachsRockville$114K
- Brenda BanwellBaltimore$109K
- Ellen FieldsSilver Spring$68K
- John ThomsonBaltimore$67K
- Carmelo CuffariBaltimore$61K
- Victor AbdowRockville$58K
- John PierceRockville$47K
- Nicole RochesterSilver Spring$40K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.