Emily Simon
Pediatrics · Opelousas, LANPI 1275777120
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 93 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 21 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 11.9% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations.
Across 93 payments — averaging $16.65 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc.$185
- Aytu Biopharma, Inc.$182
- Merck$173
- Adlon Therapeutics L.p.$152
- Sobi, Inc$107
- Sanofi Pasteur Inc.$103
- plus $646 from 15 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,548100%
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. | 10 | $185 |
| Aytu Biopharma, Inc. | 13 | $182 |
| Merck | 12 | $173 |
| Adlon Therapeutics L.p. | 10 | $152 |
| Sobi, Inc | 5 | $107 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 7 | $103 |
| Corium, LLC | 6 | $102 |
| Pfizer | 6 | $101 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 4 | $85 |
| GSK | 4 | $78 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 3 | $57 |
| Tris Pharma Inc | 3 | $45 |
| Seqirus USA Inc | 2 | $30 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $26 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $26 |
| Abbott | 1 | $22 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 1 | $15 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 1 | $14 |
| Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
How this compares
$1,548 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 913 pediatrics providers in Louisiana.
Other pediatrics in Opelousas
- Corey HebertGretna$1.3M
- Katie QueenBogalusa$61K
- Elizabeth WhiteCovington$19K
- Neslihan GungorShreveport$16K
- Amy VitteLafayette$10K
- Alicia NicklasLafayette$9K
- Paul YuratichNew Orleans$9K
- Catherine SpillerWalker$8K
- Mamatha MandavaShreveport$8K
- Caroline KlineBaton Rouge$8K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.