Matthew Kreth
Pediatric Pulmonology · Chattanooga, TNNPI 1750609939
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (55.7%), speaking fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 33 manufacturers reported payments, led by Pharming Healthcare, Inc. at 57.8% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $57,631 and has fallen 66.0% since, to $19,573 in 2025. Among pediatric pulmonology clinicians in TN 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 328 payments — averaging $376.54 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Pharming Healthcare, Inc.$71K
- Gilead$39K
- Vertex$7K
- PARI Respiratory Equipment, Inc.$2K
- AstraZeneca$720
- AbbVie$619
- plus $3K from 27 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$68,81356%
- Speaking & faculty fees$32,00026%
- Travel & lodging$14,42712%
- Food & beverage$8,1577%
- Education$1090%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pharming Healthcare, Inc. | 93 | $71,337 |
| Gilead | 70 | $38,523 |
| Vertex | 13 | $7,230 |
| PARI Respiratory Equipment, Inc. | 2 | $1,628 |
| AstraZeneca | 13 | $720 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 37 | $619 |
| Alcresta Therapeutics, Inc. | 5 | $304 |
| Sanofi | 10 | $288 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 8 | $282 |
| Breas Medical, Inc. | 3 | $277 |
| Sobi, Inc | 8 | $262 |
| Philips North America LLC | 5 | $246 |
| Chiesi USA, Inc. | 7 | $199 |
| GSK | 8 | $154 |
| Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Inc | 1 | $148 |
| Vapotherm Inc | 2 | $148 |
| Electromed, Inc. | 8 | $144 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 3 | $113 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 5 | $113 |
| Insmed, Inc. | 2 | $109 |
| Viatris Specialty LLC | 1 | $98 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $97 |
| Mylan Specialty L.p. | 4 | $81 |
| Advanced Respiratory, Inc | 4 | $75 |
| Amgen | 3 | $72 |
| 3b Medical, Inc. | 2 | $67 |
| Phadia US Inc. | 2 | $42 |
| Digestive Care, Inc. | 2 | $36 |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc. | 2 | $26 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Monaghan Medical Corporation | 1 | $21 |
| Vivus LLC | 1 | $14 |
| Novartis | 1 | $13 |
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.
- JOENJA$69,962
- Cayston$36,716
- TRIKAFTA$3,520
- KITABIS PAK$1,628
- PT101US/Airvo 2$148
- OPT944/Optiflow Nasal Cannula$148
- OPT1044/Optiflow 3S Nasal Cannula$148
- 900PT561/Airvo 2 Air Spiral Tube/Chamber Kit$148
- OPT970/Optiflow Tracheostomy Interface$148
- Vivo 45 LS$132
- DUPIXENT$122
- PERTZYE$105
- TEZSPIRE$103
- (7999) SRC Undivided$103
- AVYCAZ$102
How this compares
$123,506 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 23 pediatric pulmonology providers in Tennessee.
Other pediatric pulmonology in Chattanooga
- Joel LedbetterChattanooga$7K
- Adam VanmasonChattanooga$3K
- Eric AustinNashville$9K
- Christian Rosas SalazarNashville$6K
- Paul MooreNashville$3K
- Daniel HeintzKnoxville$3K
- Diana QuinteroKnoxville$2K
- Safina KureshiKnoxville$2K
- Stephen FranklinNashville$874
- Mariana Bedoya Pulgar VidalNashville$682
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.