Ifeyinwa Osunkwo
Pediatrics · Charlotte, NCNPI 1144266982
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (57.6%), consulting fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Novartis accounts for 62.5% of it on its own, with 9 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $116,878 and has fallen 99.8% since, to $177 in 2024. Among pediatrics clinicians in NC 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 154 payments — averaging $1416.70 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novartis$136K
- Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc.$39K
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$13K
- Novo Nordisk$7K
- Terumo BCT, Inc.$6K
- Emmaus Medical, Inc.$5K
- plus $11K from 4 others
Across 41 payments — averaging $10,479 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.
- Novartis$224K
- Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc.$205K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$76,36935%
- Speaking & faculty fees$125,63458%
- Travel & lodging$13,0366%
- Food & beverage$3,1021%
- Education$320%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis | 99 | $136,249 |
| Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. | 34 | $38,964 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $12,580 |
| Novo Nordisk | 2 | $7,457 |
| Terumo BCT, Inc. | 10 | $6,397 |
| Emmaus Medical, Inc. | 3 | $5,274 |
| Pfizer | 2 | $5,127 |
| Chiesi USA, Inc. | 1 | $5,000 |
| Novartis Pharma AG | 1 | $1,000 |
| Viiv Healthcare Company | 1 | $125 |
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
$218,173 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 1,818 pediatrics providers in North Carolina.
Other pediatrics in Charlotte
- Mark ReynoldsCharlotte$32K
- Edwin FerrenCharlotte$29K
- Paul TrombleyCharlotte$8K
- David LawrenceCharlotte$6K
- Erin TrovillionCharlotte$6K
- Dwight KoeberlDurham$8.4M
- Priya KishnaniDurham$5.8M
- James AndersonHigh Point$669K
- Joseph MuenzerChapel Hill$237K
- Edward SmithDurham$164K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.