Juan Alejos
Pediatric Cardiology · Los Angeles, CANPI 1518993914
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $9,750 of the $14,585 with a category attached, or 66.8%. Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. accounts for 85.1% of it on its own, with 7 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $12,444 and has fallen 96.2% since, to $468 in 2025.
Across 31 payments — averaging $470.49 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.$12K
- Bayer$1K
- Paragonix Technologies, Inc.$457
- Abbott$260
- Abiomed$173
- Merck$129
- plus $29 from 2 others
Across 57 payments — averaging $10,234 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.
- Merck$255K
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$194K
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC$134K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$1,1228%
- Speaking & faculty fees$9,75067%
- Travel & lodging$2,57318%
- Food & beverage$1,1048%
- Education$360%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | 13 | $12,415 |
| Bayer | 2 | $1,122 |
| Paragonix Technologies, Inc. | 4 | $457 |
| Abbott | 4 | $260 |
| Abiomed | 2 | $173 |
| Merck | 4 | $129 |
| Sobi, Inc | 1 | $16 |
| Silvergate Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
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.
- OPSUMIT$5,967
- UPTRAVI$5,461
- Adempas$1,122
- CARDIOMEMS$210
How this compares
$14,585 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 239 pediatric cardiology providers in California.
Other pediatric cardiology in Los Angeles
- Daniel LeviLos Angeles$914K
- John WoodLos Angeles$122K
- Leigh ReardonLos Angeles$87K
- Pierre WongLos Angeles$38K
- Stephen NageotteLos Angeles$36K
- Mark SklanskyLos Angeles$23K
- Ruchira GargLos Angeles$16K
- Kevin ShannonLos Angeles$11K
- Claire NewlonLos Angeles$7K
- Nancy HalnonLos Angeles$6K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.