Laura Szadek
Pediatrics · Columbia, SCNPI 1740210129
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.5% of the total across 78 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 28 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 13.1% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. 2025 is the largest year on record at $1,011, more than ten times the $88 reported in 2021. Among pediatrics clinicians in SC 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 78 payments — averaging $28.63 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Kyowa Kirin, Inc.$293
- Abbott$258
- Novo Nordisk$246
- Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC$204
- Insulet Corporation$159
- Sequel Med Tech, LLC$99
- plus $974 from 22 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,22199%
- Education$121%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kyowa Kirin, Inc. | 4 | $293 |
| Abbott | 7 | $258 |
| Novo Nordisk | 5 | $246 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 4 | $204 |
| Insulet Corporation | 5 | $159 |
| Sequel Med Tech, LLC | 2 | $99 |
| AbbVie | 5 | $97 |
| Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc | 5 | $92 |
| Pfizer | 4 | $87 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 4 | $84 |
| BETA Bionics, Inc. | 4 | $76 |
| Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. | 4 | $60 |
| Endo USA, Inc. | 2 | $49 |
| Tolmar, Inc. | 2 | $48 |
| Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $47 |
| Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $43 |
| Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $41 |
| Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $38 |
| Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $34 |
| Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | 2 | $33 |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $33 |
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $22 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $18 |
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $12 |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $12 |
| Tolmar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
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.
- CRYSVITA$257
- FREESTYLE LIBRE 3$166
- TZIELD$104
How this compares
$2,233 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 969 pediatrics providers in South Carolina.
Other pediatrics in Columbia
- Cara O NeillColumbia$12K
- John CarrollColumbia$7K
- Laura AlbergColumbia$6K
- Richard ShroudsColumbia$5K
- Kelly BranstetterColumbia$3K
- Jennifer SoroosColumbia$3K
- Emily SandersColumbia$3K
- Elizabeth HaileColumbia$3K
- Deborah GreenhouseColumbia$2K
- Theodore DuboseColumbia$2K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.