Lauren Bader
Pediatrics · Darien, CTNPI 1942601240
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 130 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 20 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 17.8% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. 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 130 payments — averaging $18.66 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Tris Pharma Inc$431
- Corium, LLC$418
- Cranial Technologies, Inc$253
- Merck$246
- Pfizer$233
- Kaleo, Inc.$213
- plus $632 from 14 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,426100%
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 | $431 |
| Corium, LLC | 16 | $418 |
| Cranial Technologies, Inc | 16 | $253 |
| Merck | 14 | $246 |
| Pfizer | 8 | $233 |
| Kaleo, Inc. | 10 | $213 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 6 | $162 |
| GSK | 8 | $128 |
| AstraZeneca | 5 | $103 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 2 | $37 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 1 | $28 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 1 | $25 |
| ARS Pharmaceuticals Operations, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 1 | $22 |
| Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Adlon Therapeutics L.p. | 1 | $16 |
| Bavarian Nordic A/s | 1 | $14 |
| Incyte Corporation | 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.
- Azstarys$125
How this compares
$2,426 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 681 pediatrics providers in Connecticut.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| JunelNorethindrone Ac/Eth Estradiol | 14 | $185 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other pediatrics in Darien
- Alan MuneyDarien$369K
- John DubazDarien$9K
- Amanda ZuseHartford$45K
- Nicholas BennettHartford$37K
- William ZempskyHartford$35K
- Eugene ShapiroNew Haven$15K
- Anthony WayneAnsonia$7K
- Kweku SamMiddlebury$6K
- Robert LavalleeAnsonia$6K
- Samantha LeeWest Hartford$5K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.