David Bender
Pediatrics · Burbank, CANPI 1013291103
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 107 payments — averaging $19.13 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- GSK$385
- Merck$222
- Phadia US Inc.$208
- Cranial Technologies, Inc$187
- Pfizer$156
- Sanofi Pasteur Inc.$140
- plus $749 from 14 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,047100%
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 | 27 | $385 |
| Merck | 12 | $222 |
| Phadia US Inc. | 12 | $208 |
| Cranial Technologies, Inc | 11 | $187 |
| Pfizer | 8 | $156 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 6 | $140 |
| Kaleo, Inc. | 8 | $140 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 4 | $123 |
| Nobel Biocare USA | 1 | $114 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 5 | $99 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 3 | $64 |
| Boston Scientific | 2 | $43 |
| ARS Pharmaceuticals Operations, Inc. | 1 | $28 |
| Sobi, Inc | 1 | $27 |
| Sanofi | 1 | $23 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 1 | $23 |
| Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Biofire Diagnostics, LLC | 1 | $12 |
How this compares
$2,047 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 5,539 pediatrics providers in California.
Other pediatrics in Burbank
- Behzad BehmaneshBurbank$168K
- Nicola KleinOakland$81.9M
- Lawrence SherRolling Hills Estates$38.4M
- Carey ChronisVentura$6.3M
- Jose DiazDowney$5.4M
- Bruce BuckinghamSan Jose$3.1M
- Patrick WalshAnaheim$3M
- Teresita Salazar-GuadizBellflower$2.7M
- Liberation de LeonParamount$2.7M
- Melvin HeymanSan Francisco$2.5M
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.