Maria Berdella
Pediatric Pulmonology · New York, NYNPI 1730212556
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 27 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 13 manufacturers reported payments, led by Vertex at 29.6% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $625, more than ten times the $36 reported in 2019.
Across 27 payments — averaging $47.46 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Vertex$379
- Mylan Specialty L.p.$263
- Baxter Healthcare$220
- Viatris Specialty LLC$131
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$76
- Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc.$50
- plus $164 from 7 others
Across 27 payments — averaging $41,625 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.
- Vertex$1.1M
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,282100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex | 7 | $379 |
| Mylan Specialty L.p. | 2 | $263 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 5 | $220 |
| Viatris Specialty LLC | 1 | $131 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $76 |
| Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. | 3 | $50 |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc. | 2 | $38 |
| Insmed, Inc. | 1 | $30 |
| GSK | 1 | $24 |
| Alcresta Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Vivus LLC | 1 | $16 |
| Advanced Respiratory, Inc | 1 | $14 |
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.
- TOBI Podhaler$393
- ALYFTREK$104
How this compares
$1,282 in reported general payments places this provider in the 75th percentile of 102 pediatric pulmonology providers in New York.
Other pediatric pulmonology in New York
- Mayank ShuklaNew York$28K
- Elizabeth FiorinoNew York$9K
- Mikhail KazachkovNew York$7K
- Deniz KesebirNew York$6K
- Meyer KattanNew York$5K
- Stephanie ZandiehNew York$4K
- Robert GiustiNew York$2K
- Chantal GrantNew York$981
- Eric HambergerNew York$884
- Amy BrownNew York$775
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.