Michael Leonardi
Pediatrics · Charleston, SCNPI 1932295425
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $875 of the $986 with a category attached, or 88.7%. GSK accounts for 88.7% of it on its own, with 5 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2020 at $889 and has fallen 94.0% since, to $53 in 2024.
Across 7 payments — averaging $140.88 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- GSK$875
- Neuraxis, Inc.$53
- Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc.$25
- Sobi, Inc$18
- Sanofi Pasteur Inc.$11
- Pfizer$4
Across 502 payments — averaging $4061.68 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.
- Modernatx, Inc.$1.2M
- Merck$237K
- Pfizer$197K
- GSK$167K
- AstraZeneca$107K
- Sanofi Pasteur Inc.$84K
- plus $39K from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$87589%
- Food & beverage$11111%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| GSK | 1 | $875 |
| Neuraxis, Inc. | 1 | $53 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $25 |
| Sobi, Inc | 1 | $18 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 1 | $11 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $4 |
How this compares
$986 in reported general payments places this provider in the 75th percentile of 969 pediatrics providers in South Carolina.
Other pediatrics in Charleston
- Stephen StriplingCharleston$31K
- Robert CliffordCharleston$8K
- James McElligottCharleston$6K
- John TraynhamCharleston$4K
- Todd VaskoCharleston$3K
- Phillip McGahaCharleston$2K
- Aimee GoedeckeCharleston$2K
- Micah VaskoCharleston$2K
- Christina CuffCharleston$2K
- Vanessa AdamsCharleston$2K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.