Jacques Benun
Pediatrics · Austin, TXNPI 1952355471
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by travel and lodging: $2,543 of the $3,581 with a category attached, or 71.0%. 5 manufacturers reported payments, led by Astrazeneca UK Limited at 51.6% of the total. Among pediatrics 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 34 payments — averaging $105.32 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Astrazeneca UK Limited$2K
- Eli Lilly$2K
- Corcept Therapeutics$81
- Novo Nordisk$24
- Abbott$13
Across 248 payments — averaging $5389.87 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.
- Pfizer$457K
- GSK$373K
- Sanofi Pasteur Inc.$189K
- Eli Lilly$184K
- AstraZeneca$118K
- Sanofi US Services Inc.$12K
- plus $2K from 1 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$2,54371%
- Food & beverage$1,03829%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Astrazeneca UK Limited | 10 | $1,849 |
| Eli Lilly | 21 | $1,614 |
| Corcept Therapeutics | 1 | $81 |
| Novo Nordisk | 1 | $24 |
| Abbott | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$3,581 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 5,361 pediatrics providers in Texas.
Other pediatrics in Austin
- Alexandra GraceAustin$21K
- Brian TempleAustin$6K
- Holly KubaneyAustin$6K
- Pedro PiedraHouston$729K
- Jason RiehsFrisco$216K
- Ivonne Sahagun-CarreonNew Braunfels$168K
- Angela ScheuerleDallas$118K
- Dianna BurnsSan Antonio$100K
- Jason TerkKeller$93K
- Vernon SuttonHouston$90K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.