Melissa Adams
Pediatrics · Hurst, TXNPI 1093804288
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (56.3%), travel and lodging and education — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 20 manufacturers reported payments, led by H. Lundbeck A S at 43.4% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $2,478 and has fallen 83.9% since, to $399 in 2025. Among pediatrics 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 155 payments — averaging $29.36 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- H. Lundbeck A S$2K
- Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc.$544
- Corium, LLC$317
- Tris Pharma Inc$275
- Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.$191
- Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC$188
- plus $1K from 14 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$1,97343%
- Food & beverage$2,56456%
- Education$130%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| H. Lundbeck A S | 5 | $1,973 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 29 | $544 |
| Corium, LLC | 20 | $317 |
| Tris Pharma Inc | 27 | $275 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 11 | $191 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 9 | $188 |
| Kaleo, Inc. | 9 | $169 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 8 | $136 |
| Neos Therapeutics, LP | 8 | $113 |
| Nevro Corp. | 1 | $105 |
| Pfizer | 6 | $98 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 5 | $90 |
| Merck | 5 | $75 |
| Adlon Therapeutics L.p. | 3 | $66 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 2 | $53 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 2 | $46 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 2 | $35 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $31 |
| Seqirus USA Inc | 1 | $30 |
| Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $16 |
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
$4,550 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 5,361 pediatrics providers in Texas.
Other pediatrics in Hurst
- Pedro PiedraHouston$729K
- Jason RiehsFrisco$216K
- Ivonne Sahagun-CarreonNew Braunfels$168K
- Angela ScheuerleDallas$118K
- Dianna BurnsSan Antonio$100K
- Jason TerkKeller$93K
- Vernon SuttonHouston$90K
- Laura ScalfanoPlano$74K
- Patricia AmersonSan Antonio$73K
- Ralph DeberardinisDallas$56K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.