Lekha Rao
Pediatrics · Los Angeles, CANPI 1992997977
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.8% of the total across 88 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 19.4% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Among pediatrics clinicians in CA 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 88 payments — averaging $65.48 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- UCB, Inc.$1K
- Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.$849
- Neuropace, Inc.$600
- Neurelis, Inc.$539
- SK Life Science, Inc.$523
- Livanova USA, Inc.$317
- plus $2K from 16 others
Across 15 payments — averaging $9528.41 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- UCB SA$75K
- Eisai Inc.$68K
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$120%
- Food & beverage$5,751100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| UCB, Inc. | 16 | $1,117 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 9 | $849 |
| Neuropace, Inc. | 11 | $600 |
| Neurelis, Inc. | 8 | $539 |
| SK Life Science, Inc. | 6 | $523 |
| Livanova USA, Inc. | 5 | $317 |
| Eisai Inc. | 3 | $253 |
| Pyros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $249 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 5 | $218 |
| Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. | 5 | $207 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $172 |
| Lundbeck LLC | 1 | $160 |
| Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | 1 | $129 |
| Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $117 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 5 | $74 |
| Greenwich Biosciences, Inc. | 2 | $63 |
| Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc | 2 | $51 |
| Upsher-smith Laboratories LLC | 1 | $30 |
| Nobelpharma America, LLC | 1 | $29 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $24 |
| Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC | 1 | $22 |
| Bausch Health US, LLC | 1 | $21 |
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.
- Epidiolex$675
- VALTOCO$378
- VIGPODER$249
- PERCEPT PC BRAINSENSE$172
- RNS Neurostimulator Kit$160
- VNS THERAPY SENTIVA MODEL 1000 GENERATOR$152
- OZURDEX$148
- Brineura$129
- SYMPAZAN$128
- Vimpat$126
- Zilbrysq$125
- Fycompa$124
- APTIOM$117
- XCOPRI$106
How this compares
$5,763 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 5,539 pediatrics providers in California.
Other pediatrics in Los Angeles
- Laurene MascolaLos Angeles$451K
- Stanley NelsonLos Angeles$118K
- Kasey RanganLos Angeles$107K
- Susan CarsonLos Angeles$85K
- Jennifer DonkinLos Angeles$59K
- Jeremy MooreLos Angeles$48K
- Tanaz DanialifarLos Angeles$28K
- Etan OrgelLos Angeles$27K
- Alice KuoLos Angeles$25K
- Kara CalkinsLos Angeles$24K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.