Helen Kaporis
Dermatology · Mansfield, TXNPI 1902160708
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $142,725 of the $148,564 with a category attached, or 96.1%. Galderma Laboratories, L.p. accounts for 98.6% of it on its own, with 16 other manufacturers making up the rest. Among dermatology clinicians in TX 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 199 payments — averaging $746.55 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Galderma Laboratories, L.p.$147K
- Almirall LLC$673
- LEO Pharma Inc.$234
- AbbVie$233
- VYNE Pharmaceuticals Inc.$229
- Incyte Corporation$179
- plus $509 from 11 others
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$142,72596%
- Travel & lodging$2,2382%
- Food & beverage$3,6012%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Galderma Laboratories, L.p. | 125 | $146,507 |
| Almirall LLC | 33 | $673 |
| LEO Pharma Inc. | 6 | $234 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 10 | $233 |
| VYNE Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $229 |
| Incyte Corporation | 2 | $179 |
| Amgen | 3 | $116 |
| Sanofi | 3 | $101 |
| Sebela Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 4 | $72 |
| Ortho Dermatologics, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 3 | $48 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 2 | $43 |
| Pfizer | 2 | $30 |
| Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC | 1 | $27 |
| Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | 1 | $26 |
| Medimetriks Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Dermavant Sciences, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Sensus Healthcare, Inc. | 1 | $11 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
How this compares
$148,564 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 1,098 dermatology providers in Texas.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Imiquimod | 29 | $808 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 19 | $117 |
| ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl | 13 | $79 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other dermatology in Mansfield
- Edward LainAustin$2.5M
- William CragunSan Antonio$2.2M
- Alpesh DesaiHouston$1.6M
- Craig TellerBellaire$1.3M
- Jennifer CatherDallas$1.3M
- Emily BeckerSan Antonio$1.2M
- Ross RaduskyDallas$1.2M
- Joseph MerolaDallas$1.2M
- Daniel CarrascoAustin$1.1M
- Dale SchaeferAustin$1M
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.