Melissa Winterhalter
Pediatrics · Columbus, OHNPI 1316072820
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 80 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 24 manufacturers reported payments, led by Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. at 29.7% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $659 and has fallen 68.8% since, to $206 in 2025. Among pediatrics clinicians in OH 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 80 payments — averaging $22.99 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$546
- Sanofi Pasteur Inc.$256
- Kaleo, Inc.$186
- Corium, LLC$140
- Merck$111
- Cranial Technologies, Inc$98
- plus $501 from 18 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,839100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 7 | $546 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 11 | $256 |
| Kaleo, Inc. | 11 | $186 |
| Corium, LLC | 8 | $140 |
| Merck | 7 | $111 |
| Cranial Technologies, Inc | 6 | $98 |
| GSK | 5 | $81 |
| Tris Pharma Inc | 4 | $52 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 2 | $51 |
| Neos Therapeutics, LP | 2 | $39 |
| ARS Pharmaceuticals Operations, Inc. | 2 | $36 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $33 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 2 | $29 |
| Neurelis, Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Sobi, Inc | 1 | $19 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $17 |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Covis Pharma GmbH | 1 | $17 |
| Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Adlon Therapeutics L.p. | 1 | $15 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $15 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $14 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $12 |
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.
- QELBREE$417
How this compares
$1,839 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 2,041 pediatrics providers in Ohio.
Other pediatrics in Columbus
- Patricia GravesColumbus$9K
- Mitchell CampColumbus$4K
- Emily FergusonColumbus$4K
- Amy GareeColumbus$4K
- Steven BrownColumbus$4K
- Ryan BodeColumbus$3K
- Jon DvorakPerrysburg$212K
- Charles DebrosseCincinnati$135K
- Scott WexelblattCincinnati$64K
- Breanne RocheSolon$58K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.