Joe Castles
Pediatrics · Columbia, SCNPI 1508961442
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 163 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 29 manufacturers reported payments, led by Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. at 26.1% of the total. Among pediatrics clinicians in SC 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 163 payments — averaging $14.48 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$617
- Tris Pharma Inc$238
- Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.$219
- Pfizer$154
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$129
- Cranial Technologies, Inc$107
- plus $897 from 23 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,361100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 37 | $617 |
| Tris Pharma Inc | 14 | $238 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 36 | $219 |
| Pfizer | 11 | $154 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 9 | $129 |
| Cranial Technologies, Inc | 7 | $107 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $95 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 4 | $95 |
| Corium, LLC | 6 | $83 |
| Aytu Biopharma, Inc. | 5 | $68 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 3 | $58 |
| Mckesson Medical-surgical, Inc. | 1 | $50 |
| Adlon Therapeutics L.p. | 3 | $46 |
| Seqirus USA Inc | 3 | $45 |
| Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $34 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $32 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 2 | $32 |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC | 2 | $29 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 2 | $29 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 2 | $26 |
| Merck | 2 | $26 |
| Mission Pharmacal Company | 2 | $26 |
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Cipher Pharmaceuticals US LLC | 1 | $20 |
| Sanofi | 1 | $19 |
| GSK | 1 | $18 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 1 | $17 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Neos Therapeutics, LP | 1 | $12 |
How this compares
$2,361 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 969 pediatrics providers in South Carolina.
Other pediatrics in Columbia
- Cara O NeillColumbia$12K
- John CarrollColumbia$7K
- Laura AlbergColumbia$6K
- Richard ShroudsColumbia$5K
- Kelly BranstetterColumbia$3K
- Jennifer SoroosColumbia$3K
- Emily SandersColumbia$3K
- Elizabeth HaileColumbia$3K
- Deborah GreenhouseColumbia$2K
- Theodore DuboseColumbia$2K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.