Joshua Wechsler
Pediatric Gastroenterology · Chicago, ILNPI 1912109596
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (51.1%), consulting fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 10 manufacturers reported payments, led by Sanofi at 47.7% of the total. Among pediatric gastroenterology clinicians in IL 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 281 payments — averaging $1540.85 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Sanofi$207K
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$179K
- AstraZeneca$16K
- Astrazeneca UK Limited$11K
- Regeneron$10K
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$9K
- plus $595 from 4 others
Across 3 payments — averaging $568.37 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.
- Regeneron$2K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$188,32643%
- Speaking & faculty fees$221,16151%
- Travel & lodging$19,2914%
- Food & beverage$4,2011%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sanofi | 91 | $206,734 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 148 | $178,655 |
| AstraZeneca | 8 | $16,436 |
| Astrazeneca UK Limited | 4 | $11,009 |
| Regeneron | 15 | $10,131 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 3 | $9,421 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 7 | $272 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 3 | $183 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $115 |
| QOL Medical, LLC | 1 | $26 |
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.
How this compares
$432,980 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 58 pediatric gastroenterology providers in Illinois.
Other pediatric gastroenterology in Chicago
- Valeria CohranChicago$212K
- Lee BassChicago$149K
- Alyssa KriegermeierChicago$22K
- Ritu VermaChicago$8K
- Stefano GuandaliniChicago$7K
- Ranjana GokhaleChicago$4K
- Tiffany PattonChicago$3K
- Jeffrey BrownChicago$3K
- Barry WershilChicago$3K
- Estella AlonsoChicago$2K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.