Maria Matuszczak
Anesthesiology · Houston, TXNPI 1992748909
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — travel and lodging (42.4%), food and beverage and consulting fees — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 8 manufacturers reported payments, led by Merck at 52.6% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $4,353 and has fallen 96.2% since, to $167 in 2025. Among anesthesiology clinicians in TX 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 44 payments — averaging $146.51 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Merck$3K
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated$2K
- Pajunk Medical Systems, LP$894
- Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$167
- Acacia Pharma Inc$127
- Medtronic$120
- plus $235 from 2 others
Across 236 payments — averaging $3816.61 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.
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated$352K
- Merck$268K
- Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.$207K
- B. Braun Medical Inc.$73K
- Masimo Corporation$1K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$1,00016%
- Travel & lodging$2,73642%
- Food & beverage$2,71142%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Merck | 17 | $3,391 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 16 | $1,512 |
| Pajunk Medical Systems, LP | 5 | $894 |
| Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $167 |
| Acacia Pharma Inc | 1 | $127 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $120 |
| Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited | 1 | $118 |
| Covidien LP | 1 | $117 |
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.
- BRIDION$2,972
- EXPAREL$1,058
- E-CATH PLUS ACC. TSUI$403
- BYFAVO$127
- BIS$120
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Device or Hospital Respiratory Equipment$118
- Nellcor$117
- Caldolor$110
How this compares
$6,447 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 3,899 anesthesiology providers in Texas.
Other anesthesiology in Houston
- Tong GanHouston$700K
- Gabriel MenaHouston$494K
- Harold MinkowitzHouston$224K
- Eric ChanHouston$128K
- John ZakiHouston$109K
- Jamal HasoonHouston$56K
- Barbara OrlandoHouston$42K
- Byron BakerHouston$41K
- Javier LasalaHouston$17K
- Airat AgbetobaHouston$16K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.