Daniel Finkelstein, MD
Pediatrics · Chevy Chase, MDNPI 1902870926
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 23 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 10 manufacturers reported payments, led by Merck at 31.0% of the total.
Across 23 payments — averaging $20.27 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Merck$144
- Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$79
- Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc.$59
- ARS Pharmaceuticals Operations, Inc.$52
- Kaleo, Inc.$29
- Alk-abello, Inc$28
- plus $74 from 4 others
Across 62 payments — averaging $7199.11 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.
- Modernatx, Inc.$422K
- Sanofi Pasteur Inc.$25K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$466100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Merck | 7 | $144 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 4 | $79 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 3 | $59 |
| ARS Pharmaceuticals Operations, Inc. | 2 | $52 |
| Kaleo, Inc. | 2 | $29 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 1 | $28 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $26 |
| Sobi, Inc | 1 | $19 |
| Cranial Technologies, Inc | 1 | $14 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $14 |
How this compares
$466 in reported general payments places this provider in the 70th percentile of 1,307 pediatrics providers in Maryland.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Other pediatrics in Chevy Chase
- 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).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.