Kwabena Blankson
Pediatrics · Portsmouth, VANPI 1609943943
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 197 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 23 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 20.5% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. 2025 is the largest year on record at $1,011, 4.0 times the $252 reported in 2019. Among pediatrics clinicians in VA 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 197 payments — averaging $21.20 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Tris Pharma Inc$856
- Corium, LLC$787
- Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc.$444
- Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$442
- Noven Therapeutics, LLC$283
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$222
- plus $1K from 17 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$4,176100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tris Pharma Inc | 35 | $856 |
| Corium, LLC | 30 | $787 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 25 | $444 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 21 | $442 |
| Noven Therapeutics, LLC | 16 | $283 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 10 | $222 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 12 | $185 |
| Neos Therapeutics, LP | 7 | $141 |
| Viiv Healthcare Company | 4 | $138 |
| Organon | 5 | $113 |
| Exeltis, USA Inc. | 5 | $91 |
| Adlon Therapeutics L.p. | 4 | $71 |
| Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 4 | $57 |
| GSK | 3 | $55 |
| Merck | 3 | $50 |
| Millicent US Inc | 2 | $43 |
| Aytu Biopharma, Inc. | 3 | $42 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 2 | $33 |
| Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC | 1 | $30 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $30 |
| Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Alfasigma USA, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.p. | 1 | $19 |
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.
- Dyanavel XR$250
- Quillivant$250
- Quillichew ER$250
How this compares
$4,176 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 1,542 pediatrics providers in Virginia.
Other pediatrics in Portsmouth
- Patricia MulreanyMidlothian$1.5M
- Dominick PastoreRichmond$1.1M
- Judith GrossbergMidlothian$291K
- Elizabeth CullenMidlothian$289K
- Martha SaundersMidlothian$288K
- Anne Marie IraniRichmond$265K
- Ozlem Goker-AlpanFairfax$210K
- Tamara SutherlandGlen Allen$145K
- Tamara Charity-BrownPetersburg$145K
- Alan RogolCharlottesville$142K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.