J Tedesco
Obstetrics · Scranton, PANPI 1497704787
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 95.1% of the total across 178 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 19 manufacturers reported payments, led by Daiichi Sankyo Inc. at 25.6% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $865 and has fallen 69.3% since, to $265 in 2023.
Across 178 payments — averaging $16.57 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Daiichi Sankyo Inc.$757
- AbbVie$637
- Roche Diagnostics Corporation$222
- Therapeuticsmd, Inc.$208
- Astellas Pharma US Inc$200
- Pfizer$169
- plus $757 from 13 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,80795%
- Education$1445%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 53 | $757 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 32 | $637 |
| Roche Diagnostics Corporation | 14 | $222 |
| Therapeuticsmd, Inc. | 14 | $208 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 6 | $200 |
| Pfizer | 10 | $169 |
| Bayer | 7 | $129 |
| Organon | 6 | $92 |
| Urovant Sciences Inc | 6 | $91 |
| Exeltis, USA Inc. | 5 | $81 |
| Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC | 6 | $75 |
| Myovant Sciences Inc. | 4 | $52 |
| AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $44 |
| Evofem Biosciences, Inc. | 2 | $41 |
| Amgen | 2 | $41 |
| Merck | 3 | $39 |
| Avion Pharmaceuticals | 2 | $31 |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | 2 | $29 |
| Axonics, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
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.
- Orilissa$125
How this compares
$2,950 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 36 obstetrics providers in Pennsylvania.
Other obstetrics in Scranton
- Yarini QuezadaPhiladelphia$51K
- John DoughertyWest Reading$12K
- Holly ThomasHarrisburg$6K
- Stephanie BrownMc Murray$5K
- Jocelyn CraparoBryn Mawr$5K
- Yun Lin ChengDrexel Hill$3K
- Christine KanskyWest Chester$2K
- Sara LangeDubois$2K
- Sarah WarnerErie$1K
- Theresa AcquaahGettysburg$933
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.