Herschel Scher
Pediatric Pulmonology · Hollywood, FLNPI 1063469609
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 92.0% of the total across 7 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 4 manufacturers reported payments, led by Vertex at 46.0% of the total. That places this record below the midpoint for pediatric pulmonology clinicians in FL, where the typical reported total is $1,352.
Across 7 payments — averaging $37.88 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Vertex$122
- Ambu Inc.$96
- AstraZeneca$26
- Chiesi USA, Inc.$21
Across 14 payments — averaging $35,353 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Vertex$485K
- Merck$10K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$24492%
- Education$218%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex | 1 | $122 |
| Ambu Inc. | 4 | $96 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $26 |
| Chiesi USA, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
How this compares
$265 in reported general payments places this provider in the 20th percentile of 72 pediatric pulmonology providers in Florida.
Other pediatric pulmonology in Hollywood
- Aaron WillisHollywood$573
- Akinyemi AjayiWinter Park$433K
- John PrpichTampa$151K
- Floyd LivingstonOrlando$110K
- Aledie NavasOrlando$29K
- Kunjana MavundaSouth Miami$25K
- David RosenbergTampa$21K
- Marc SchecterGainesville$11K
- Daniel GarciaOrlando$9K
- Jason LangJacksonville$8K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.