John Etheridge
Pediatrics · Charleston, SCNPI 1861586414
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 11 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 5 manufacturers reported payments, led by Neuraxis, Inc. at 39.7% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $57 and has fallen 92.4% since, to $4 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for pediatrics clinicians in SC, where the typical reported total is $310.
Across 11 payments — averaging $12.22 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Neuraxis, Inc.$53
- Pfizer$39
- Sanofi Pasteur Inc.$18
- Shire North American Group Inc$13
- Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc.$11
Across 126 payments — averaging $6080.80 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.
- Sanofi Pasteur Inc.$265K
- Modernatx, Inc.$246K
- Pfizer$239K
- Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.$16K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$134100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Neuraxis, Inc. | 1 | $53 |
| Pfizer | 7 | $39 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 1 | $13 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $11 |
How this compares
$134 in reported general payments places this provider in the 30th percentile of 969 pediatrics providers in South Carolina.
Other pediatrics in Charleston
- Stephen StriplingCharleston$31K
- Robert CliffordCharleston$8K
- James McElligottCharleston$6K
- John TraynhamCharleston$4K
- Todd VaskoCharleston$3K
- Phillip McGahaCharleston$2K
- Aimee GoedeckeCharleston$2K
- Micah VaskoCharleston$2K
- Christina CuffCharleston$2K
- Vanessa AdamsCharleston$2K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.