Michael Pichichero
Pediatrics · Rochester, NYNPI 1245337047
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $142,751 of the $168,155 with a category attached, or 84.9%. 9 manufacturers reported payments, led by GSK at 56.7% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $53,008, 3.4 times the $15,648 reported in 2019. Among pediatrics clinicians in NY 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 75 payments — averaging $2242.07 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- GSK$95K
- Merck$21K
- Pfizer$17K
- Modernatx, Inc.$14K
- Sanofi Pasteur Inc.$12K
- Eli Lilly$5K
- plus $4K from 3 others
Across 15 payments — averaging $87,017 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.
- Merck$660K
- Sanofi Pasteur Inc.$510K
- Pfizer$115K
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$20K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$142,75185%
- Speaking & faculty fees$7990%
- Travel & lodging$23,46414%
- Food & beverage$1,1411%
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 | 22 | $95,310 |
| Merck | 22 | $20,614 |
| Pfizer | 3 | $17,433 |
| Modernatx, Inc. | 7 | $14,350 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 12 | $11,560 |
| Eli Lilly | 6 | $5,239 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $3,000 |
| Photonicare Inc | 1 | $450 |
| Henry Schein, Inc. | 1 | $199 |
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.
- PREVNAR 20$15,000
- MENACYW CONJUGATE VACCINE$6,162
- Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine$4,750
- NO PRODUCT DISCUSSED$648
- OtoSight Middle Ear Scope$450
How this compares
$168,155 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 4,055 pediatrics providers in New York.
Other pediatrics in Rochester
- Rachael PhelpsRochester$156K
- Kathleen WaniaRochester$7K
- Philip OzuahBronx$1M
- Patrick SchnellBrooklyn$164K
- Warren SeigelBrooklyn$162K
- Sarita GeorgeMineola$90K
- Kathryn FitzgeraldNew York$80K
- Rudolph LeibelNew York$67K
- Shakeel ModakNew York$64K
- Jean-Laurent CasanovaNew York$62K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.