Karen Underwood
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine · Scottsdale, AZNPI 1043237548
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — other (55.5%), ownership interests and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Topera, Inc. accounts for 100.0% of it on its own, with 1 other manufacturer making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $430,243 and has fallen 100.0% since, to $20 in 2023. Among pediatric critical care medicine clinicians in AZ 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 4 payments — averaging $193,961 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Topera, Inc.$776K
- Abbott$20
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$200%
- Ownership interest$345,58045%
- Other$430,24355%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Topera, Inc. | 3 | $775,824 |
| Abbott | 1 | $20 |
How this compares
$775,843 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 41 pediatric critical care medicine providers in Arizona.
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Other pediatric critical care medicine in Scottsdale
- Alexander KonFlagstaff$11K
- Vishal GunnalaPhoenix$6K
- Elizabeth ZornPhoenix$4K
- Lillian SuPhoenix$1K
- Thomas ErskineCave Creek$606
- Katri TyppoTucson$361
- Erin KremlPhoenix$355
- Michael KaradshehTucson$322
- Mitchell RossPhoenix$317
- Jaskaran RakkarPhoenix$260
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.