Karen Ackley
Pediatrics · Tampa, FLNPI 1356367379
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 254 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 41 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 20.8% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Among pediatrics clinicians in FL 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 254 payments — averaging $18.55 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novo Nordisk$978
- Pfizer$367
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$262
- Merck$234
- AstraZeneca$234
- Corium, LLC$227
- plus $2K from 35 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$4,712100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novo Nordisk | 53 | $978 |
| Pfizer | 19 | $367 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 17 | $262 |
| Merck | 12 | $234 |
| AstraZeneca | 15 | $234 |
| Corium, LLC | 11 | $227 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 11 | $210 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 5 | $188 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 10 | $188 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 11 | $186 |
| Gilead | 8 | $174 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 9 | $170 |
| Cranial Technologies, Inc | 8 | $139 |
| GSK | 8 | $122 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 4 | $96 |
| Idorsia Pharmaceuticals US Inc | 5 | $93 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 4 | $86 |
| Exact Sciences | 4 | $85 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 5 | $74 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 4 | $65 |
| Eisai Inc. | 3 | $50 |
| Kaleo, Inc. | 3 | $50 |
| Amgen | 3 | $48 |
| Abbott | 2 | $45 |
| Corcept Therapeutics | 2 | $43 |
| ARS Pharmaceuticals Operations, Inc. | 2 | $35 |
| Bayer | 1 | $27 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $23 |
| Viiv Healthcare Company | 1 | $21 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $21 |
| Novartis | 1 | $18 |
| Lucid Diagnostics Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 1 | $18 |
| IBSA Pharma Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Bardy Diagnostics, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| PBG Puerto Rico LLC | 1 | $15 |
| Phadia US Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.p. | 1 | $14 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Dermira, 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.
- QELBREE$121
How this compares
$4,712 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 3,964 pediatrics providers in Florida.
Other pediatrics in Tampa
- Jorge Lujan-ZilbermanTampa$378K
- Christina CanodyTampa$87K
- Nicole MillerTampa$12K
- Michele Johnson-TowsonTampa$10K
- Barbara GarciaTampa$8K
- Lindsey BrunnerTampa$7K
- Lauren KuschelTampa$7K
- Daime Nieves MunozTampa$6K
- Bonnie SmeryageHollywood$153K
- Patricia DeanMiami$92K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.