Melissa Svoboda
Pediatrics · San Antonio, TXNPI 1346413283
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (49.8%), speaking fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 11 manufacturers reported payments, led by Biogen at 49.7% of the total. 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 55 payments — averaging $533.81 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Biogen$15K
- Novartis$12K
- Genentech, Inc.$2K
- Livanova USA, Inc.$407
- Novartis Gene Therapies, Inc. (fka Avexis, Inc.)$268
- Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.$157
- plus $417 from 5 others
Across 11 payments — averaging $13,458 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.
- Novartis$103K
- Genentech, Inc.$25K
- Novartis Gene Therapies, Inc. (fka Avexis, Inc.)$17K
- F. Hoffmann-la Roche AG$2K
- Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.$1K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$14,61450%
- Speaking & faculty fees$7,20025%
- Travel & lodging$4,95317%
- Food & beverage$2,5809%
- Education$130%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Biogen | 21 | $14,602 |
| Novartis | 6 | $11,911 |
| Genentech, Inc. | 9 | $1,597 |
| Livanova USA, Inc. | 6 | $407 |
| Novartis Gene Therapies, Inc. (fka Avexis, Inc.) | 4 | $268 |
| Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. | 3 | $157 |
| Greenwich Biosciences, Inc. | 1 | $126 |
| Eisai Inc. | 1 | $125 |
| UCB, Inc. | 1 | $125 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 2 | $29 |
| Zogenix Inc. | 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.
- SPINRAZA$14,113
- ZOLGENSMA$217
- VNS THERAPY SENTIVA MODEL 1000 GENERATOR$147
- EVRYSDI$146
- VNS Therapy$134
- Epidiolex$126
- Fycompa$125
- Fintepla$125
How this compares
$29,359 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 5,361 pediatrics providers in Texas.
Other pediatrics in San Antonio
- Dianna BurnsSan Antonio$100K
- Patricia AmersonSan Antonio$73K
- Lesley VernorSan Antonio$48K
- Lee FinkleaSan Antonio$18K
- Sheila CalumpianoSan Antonio$14K
- Pedro PiedraHouston$729K
- Jason RiehsFrisco$216K
- Ivonne Sahagun-CarreonNew Braunfels$168K
- Angela ScheuerleDallas$118K
- Jason TerkKeller$93K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.