Laura Marks
Pediatrics · Westport, CTNPI 1982770145
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 141 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 19 manufacturers reported payments, led by Corium, LLC at 25.8% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $603, 2.7 times the $224 reported in 2019. Among pediatrics clinicians in CT 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 141 payments — averaging $17.71 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Corium, LLC$645
- Tris Pharma Inc$349
- Merck$242
- Sanofi Pasteur Inc.$223
- Kaleo, Inc.$150
- GSK$146
- plus $742 from 13 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,497100%
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 | 36 | $645 |
| Tris Pharma Inc | 26 | $349 |
| Merck | 13 | $242 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 9 | $223 |
| Kaleo, Inc. | 10 | $150 |
| GSK | 8 | $146 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 7 | $141 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 6 | $113 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 5 | $105 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 5 | $77 |
| Pfizer | 3 | $72 |
| AstraZeneca | 3 | $67 |
| Avion Pharmaceuticals | 2 | $37 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 2 | $34 |
| Neos Therapeutics, LP | 2 | $26 |
| Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 1 | $25 |
| Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Phadia US Inc. | 1 | $11 |
How this compares
$2,497 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 681 pediatrics providers in Connecticut.
Other pediatrics in Westport
- Jeffrey OwensWestport$4K
- Jonathan SollingerWestport$3K
- Alan MuneyDarien$369K
- Amanda ZuseHartford$45K
- Nicholas BennettHartford$37K
- William ZempskyHartford$35K
- Eugene ShapiroNew Haven$15K
- John DubazDarien$9K
- Anthony WayneAnsonia$7K
- Kweku SamMiddlebury$6K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.