Daniel Schneller
Pediatrics · Tacoma, WANPI 1235114992
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 98.7% of the total across 128 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 19 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 17.4% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $624 and has fallen 52.7% since, to $295 in 2025. Among pediatrics clinicians in WA 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 128 payments — averaging $19.91 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$443
- Pfizer$435
- Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$264
- Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc.$221
- Merck$214
- Kaleo, Inc.$211
- plus $761 from 13 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,51599%
- Education$341%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 28 | $443 |
| Pfizer | 20 | $435 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 12 | $264 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 11 | $221 |
| Merck | 13 | $214 |
| Kaleo, Inc. | 8 | $211 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 5 | $109 |
| GSK | 5 | $105 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 4 | $97 |
| Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 4 | $88 |
| Phadia US Inc. | 3 | $60 |
| Seqirus USA Inc | 2 | $51 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 3 | $51 |
| Corium, LLC | 3 | $50 |
| Circassia Inc. | 2 | $34 |
| Dermira, Inc. | 2 | $34 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 1 | $30 |
| Tris Pharma Inc | 1 | $29 |
| USWM, LLC | 1 | $23 |
How this compares
$2,548 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 721 pediatrics providers in Washington.
Other pediatrics in Tacoma
- Roberta SalvesonTacoma$45K
- Steven PhillipsTacoma$4K
- Hana FinniganTacoma$1K
- Denise ParraTacoma$889
- Lauren HuangSeattle$142K
- Sean CudahyBonney Lake$70K
- Karin ChenSeattle$51K
- Alexander HamlingBothell$23K
- David ReuterBothell$20K
- Anisha SchwarzSeattle$20K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.