Lewis Kass
Pediatric Pulmonology · Philadelphia, PANPI 1154317741
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $243,588 of the $375,522 with a category attached, or 64.9%. 8 manufacturers reported payments, led by Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. at 44.2% of the total. Among pediatric pulmonology clinicians in PA 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 565 payments — averaging $664.64 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.$166K
- Avadel CNS Pharmaceuticals, LLC$111K
- Harmony Biosciences LLC$97K
- GSK$480
- Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.$392
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$125
- plus $62 from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$62,97317%
- Speaking & faculty fees$243,58865%
- Travel & lodging$54,67415%
- Food & beverage$13,6594%
- Education$6280%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 253 | $165,802 |
| Avadel CNS Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 116 | $111,392 |
| Harmony Biosciences LLC | 147 | $97,270 |
| GSK | 22 | $480 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | 19 | $392 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 6 | $125 |
| ZOLL Respicardia, Inc. | 1 | $44 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $17 |
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.
How this compares
$375,522 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 54 pediatric pulmonology providers in Pennsylvania.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| XywavSodium,calcium,mag,pot Oxybate | 12 | $488,357 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other pediatric pulmonology in Philadelphia
- Oscar MayerPhiladelphia$193K
- Michael GrunsteinPhiladelphia$109K
- Lisa YoungPhiladelphia$52K
- Jonathan SpahrPhiladelphia$10K
- Hakon HakonarsonPhiladelphia$4K
- Lauren GrantPhiladelphia$2K
- Ann Marie BrooksPhiladelphia$1K
- Aoife CorcoranPhiladelphia$1K
- Sofia KonstantinopoulouPhiladelphia$971
- Jon ManiaciPhiladelphia$920
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.