Melanie Tioleco-Cheng
Pediatrics · Huntington Beach, CANPI 1194934760
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 73 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 19 manufacturers reported payments, led by Pfizer at 29.5% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $301 and has fallen 50.3% since, to $150 in 2025. Among pediatrics clinicians in CA 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 73 payments — averaging $19.25 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Pfizer$415
- GSK$113
- Phadia US Inc.$112
- Merck$111
- Kaleo, Inc.$102
- Sanofi Pasteur Inc.$100
- plus $452 from 13 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,406100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pfizer | 21 | $415 |
| GSK | 6 | $113 |
| Phadia US Inc. | 6 | $112 |
| Merck | 7 | $111 |
| Kaleo, Inc. | 5 | $102 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 5 | $100 |
| Cranial Technologies, Inc | 4 | $60 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 2 | $57 |
| ARS Pharmaceuticals Operations, Inc. | 2 | $51 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 3 | $46 |
| Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $45 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 2 | $40 |
| Seqirus USA Inc | 2 | $29 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $27 |
| Sobi, Inc | 1 | $23 |
| Novartis | 1 | $23 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 1 | $22 |
| Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 1 | $15 |
| Mission Pharmacal Company | 1 | $14 |
How this compares
$1,406 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 5,539 pediatrics providers in California.
Other pediatrics in Huntington Beach
- Kathleen HoopsHuntington Beach$27K
- Laurene MascolaLos Angeles$451K
- Tonya ChaffeeSan Francisco$359K
- Anthony PortaleSan Francisco$354K
- David KesslerSan Francisco$335K
- Lawrence SherRolling Hills Estates$297K
- Steven BlackOakland$228K
- Jonathan StroberSan Francisco$164K
- Hasmukh AminBakersfield$140K
- Colleen KraftNewport Beach$122K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.