Margaret Chalson
Pediatrics · Bayside, NYNPI 1285713982
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 100 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 26 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 10.5% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $472 and has fallen 61.5% since, to $182 in 2025. Among pediatrics clinicians in NY 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 100 payments — averaging $19.62 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$206
- Kaleo, Inc.$199
- Merck$168
- Corium, LLC$162
- Aytu Biopharma, Inc.$135
- GSK$110
- plus $981 from 20 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,962100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 9 | $206 |
| Kaleo, Inc. | 10 | $199 |
| Merck | 9 | $168 |
| Corium, LLC | 9 | $162 |
| Aytu Biopharma, Inc. | 7 | $135 |
| GSK | 5 | $110 |
| Cranial Technologies, Inc | 6 | $103 |
| AstraZeneca | 4 | $94 |
| Pfizer | 6 | $88 |
| Neos Therapeutics, LP | 5 | $87 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 5 | $76 |
| Seqirus USA Inc | 3 | $72 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 2 | $67 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 3 | $66 |
| Meridian Bioscience Inc. | 3 | $61 |
| Tris Pharma Inc | 3 | $55 |
| Phadia US Inc. | 2 | $32 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Cognoa, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Sobi, Inc | 1 | $21 |
| Exeltis, USA Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 1 | $19 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 1 | $12 |
How this compares
$1,962 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 4,055 pediatrics providers in New York.
Other pediatrics in Bayside
- Philip OzuahBronx$1M
- Michael PichicheroRochester$168K
- Patrick SchnellBrooklyn$164K
- Warren SeigelBrooklyn$162K
- Rachael PhelpsRochester$156K
- Sarita GeorgeMineola$90K
- Kathryn FitzgeraldNew York$80K
- Rudolph LeibelNew York$67K
- Shakeel ModakNew York$64K
- Jean-Laurent CasanovaNew York$62K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.