Maria Buethe
Pediatric Dermatology · Orange, CANPI 1134784168
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (49.1%), food and beverage and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 20 manufacturers reported payments, led by Incyte Corporation at 33.7% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $16,979, more than ten times the $25 reported in 2022.
Across 74 payments — averaging $269.46 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Incyte Corporation$7K
- Chiesi USA, Inc.$4K
- Abeona Therapeutics, Inc.$4K
- Novartis$2K
- Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc.$928
- Pfizer$424
- plus $2K from 14 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$9,78549%
- Speaking & faculty fees$2,97515%
- Travel & lodging$3,00015%
- Food & beverage$4,13121%
- Education$500%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Incyte Corporation | 7 | $6,714 |
| Chiesi USA, Inc. | 9 | $4,343 |
| Abeona Therapeutics, Inc. | 5 | $3,921 |
| Novartis | 9 | $1,936 |
| Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. | 7 | $928 |
| Pfizer | 5 | $424 |
| Ortho Dermatologics, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 2 | $264 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2 | $255 |
| UCB, Inc. | 3 | $201 |
| Sanofi | 3 | $199 |
| Pierre Fabre Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 6 | $192 |
| Dermavant Sciences, Inc. | 4 | $166 |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.p. | 1 | $122 |
| AbbVie | 4 | $83 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 2 | $53 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 1 | $42 |
| Amgen | 1 | $29 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 1 | $26 |
| Krystal Biotech Inc | 1 | $23 |
| Cipher Pharmaceuticals US LLC | 1 | $19 |
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
$19,940 in reported general payments places this provider in the 80th percentile of 36 pediatric dermatology providers in California.
Other pediatric dermatology in Orange
- Lawrence EichenfieldSan Diego$2.8M
- Dawn EichenfieldSan Diego$252K
- Joyce TengPalo Alto$127K
- Brandie MetzIrvine$41K
- Shireen GuidePalo Alto$41K
- Ilka NetravaliPalo Alto$26K
- Shehla AdmaniStanford$16K
- Jennifer SorrellLos Gatos$14K
- Dawn SiegelPalo Alto$11K
- Sheila FriedlanderSan Diego$7K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.