James Chmiel
Pediatric Pulmonology · Indianapolis, INNPI 1932126968
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $187 of the $302 with a category attached, or 61.8%. 6 manufacturers reported payments, led by Acclarent, Inc at 36.5% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2020 at $110 and has fallen 59.9% since, to $44 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for pediatric pulmonology clinicians in IN, where the typical reported total is $302.
Across 6 payments — averaging $50.41 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Acclarent, Inc$110
- Chiesi USA, Inc.$71
- Viatris Specialty LLC$44
- AstraZeneca$34
- Vertex$30
- Gilead$13
Across 37 payments — averaging $32,195 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$1.2M
- Novartis$600
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$18762%
- Education$4415%
- Gifts$7124%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Acclarent, Inc | 1 | $110 |
| Chiesi USA, Inc. | 1 | $71 |
| Viatris Specialty LLC | 1 | $44 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $34 |
| Vertex | 1 | $30 |
| Gilead | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$302 in reported general payments places this provider in the 50th percentile of 32 pediatric pulmonology providers in Indiana.
Other pediatric pulmonology in Indianapolis
- Clement RenIndianapolis$15K
- Don SandersIndianapolis$7K
- John StevensIndianapolis$6K
- Stacey Peterson-CarmichaelIndianapolis$5K
- Nadia KruppIndianapolis$1K
- Sandeep PuranikIndianapolis$1K
- Hasnaa JalouIndianapolis$928
- Angela DelecarisIndianapolis$708
- Ameet DaftaryIndianapolis$585
- Harish RaoIndianapolis$511
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.