Krishna Patel
Pediatrics · Lexington, KYNPI 1891101226
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 91 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 22 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 16.2% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $388 and has fallen 95.7% since, to $17 in 2025. Among pediatrics clinicians in KY with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 91 payments — averaging $18.60 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Corium, LLC$274
- Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc.$205
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$185
- Seqirus USA Inc$159
- Cranial Technologies, Inc$127
- GSK$90
- plus $652 from 16 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,693100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Corium, LLC | 7 | $274 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 13 | $205 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 11 | $185 |
| Seqirus USA Inc | 8 | $159 |
| Cranial Technologies, Inc | 8 | $127 |
| GSK | 5 | $90 |
| Merck | 5 | $87 |
| Neos Therapeutics, LP | 6 | $86 |
| Tris Pharma Inc | 6 | $85 |
| Noven Therapeutics, LLC | 4 | $70 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 4 | $69 |
| Sobi, Inc | 2 | $47 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $37 |
| Pfizer | 2 | $36 |
| Novartis | 1 | $24 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Adlon Therapeutics L.p. | 1 | $15 |
| Rhodes Pharmaceuticals L.p. | 1 | $14 |
| Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Neurelis, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Shire North American Group 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.
- Azstarys$118
How this compares
$1,693 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 777 pediatrics providers in Kentucky.
Other pediatrics in Lexington
- Sirish PalleHyden$89K
- Christian BerkhahnLouisville$85K
- Maurice AllgeierLouisville$38K
- Stanley BlockBardstown$34K
- Michael SimonNicholasville$32K
- Patricia PurcellLouisville$27K
- Daniel FinnBardstown$17K
- Lakshmi KoonapuFort Campbell$15K
- John CecilPaducah$13K
- Amber PendletonLouisville$10K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.