Loren Pena
Clinical Genetics (M.D.) · Cincinnati, OHNPI 1841486974
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (36.9%), education and consulting fees — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Novartis Gene Therapies, Inc. (fka Avexis, Inc.) accounts for 61.7% of it on its own, with 5 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $16,419 and has fallen 71.4% since, to $4,692 in 2024.
Across 75 payments — averaging $500.24 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novartis Gene Therapies, Inc. (fka Avexis, Inc.)$23K
- Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.$6K
- Modernatx, Inc.$5K
- Sanofi$3K
- Travere Therapeutics, Inc.$225
- Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC$54
Across 60 payments — averaging $2888.50 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.
- Modernatx, Inc.$88K
- Sanofi$38K
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$36K
- Chiesi USA, Inc.$11K
- Biogen$38
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$6,37217%
- Speaking & faculty fees$13,82737%
- Travel & lodging$4,73913%
- Food & beverage$8442%
- Education$11,73631%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis Gene Therapies, Inc. (fka Avexis, Inc.) | 52 | $23,134 |
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | 3 | $6,452 |
| Modernatx, Inc. | 14 | $4,592 |
| Sanofi | 3 | $3,061 |
| Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $225 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 2 | $54 |
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
$37,518 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 42 clinical genetics (m.d.) providers in Ohio.
Other clinical genetics (m.d.) in Cincinnati
- Robert HopkinCincinnati$419K
- Gregory GrabowskiCincinnati$123K
- Howard SaalCincinnati$121K
- Kathryn WeaverCincinnati$19K
- Nancy LeslieCincinnati$12K
- Angela SunCincinnati$3K
- Benjamin CocanougherCincinnati$1K
- Elizabeth SchorryCincinnati$1K
- Amelle ShillingtonCincinnati$977
- Ghada HijaziCincinnati$201
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.