Darlene Dzik
Adolescent Medicine · Cheektowaga, NYNPI 1558318949
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 96.9% of the total across 119 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 28.7% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $619, 4.1 times the $152 reported in 2019. Among adolescent medicine 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 119 payments — averaging $19.18 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- GSK$656
- Merck$469
- Pfizer$190
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$149
- Alk-abello, Inc$149
- Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$130
- plus $541 from 15 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$703%
- Food & beverage$2,21297%
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 | 41 | $656 |
| Merck | 22 | $469 |
| Pfizer | 10 | $190 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 6 | $149 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 5 | $149 |
| Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 7 | $130 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 3 | $95 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 4 | $89 |
| Seqirus USA Inc | 4 | $81 |
| Cranial Technologies, Inc | 3 | $51 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $40 |
| Corium, LLC | 3 | $34 |
| Tris Pharma Inc | 1 | $21 |
| Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 1 | $20 |
| Cipher Pharmaceuticals US LLC | 1 | $20 |
| Neos Therapeutics, LP | 1 | $17 |
| ARS Pharmaceuticals Operations, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Kaleo, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $14 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$2,282 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 257 adolescent medicine providers in New York.
Other adolescent medicine in Cheektowaga
- Alessandra PalmaCheektowaga$2K
- Melanie GoldNew York$61K
- Jonathan JasseyRoslyn$31K
- Michelle Collins-OgleBronx$13K
- Katherine GreenbergRochester$9K
- Juan EspinozaBrentwood$8K
- Anne MosconaNew York$7K
- Chelikani VarmaDepew$6K
- Maureen CooneyNyack$6K
- Michael RosenbaumNew York$5K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.