Michelle Figueroa
Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology · Detroit, MINPI 1700036332
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (46.3%), speaking fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 25 manufacturers reported payments, led by Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. at 41.6% of the total. Among neurology with special qualifications in child neurology clinicians in MI 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 234 payments — averaging $243.06 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.$24K
- NS Pharma, Inc.$14K
- Biogen$7K
- Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$5K
- PTC Therapeutics, Inc.$2K
- Livanova USA, Inc.$2K
- plus $3K from 19 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$26,32746%
- Speaking & faculty fees$16,18128%
- Travel & lodging$7,89214%
- Food & beverage$6,41611%
- Education$600%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. | 43 | $23,649 |
| NS Pharma, Inc. | 24 | $14,488 |
| Biogen | 37 | $6,995 |
| Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 10 | $4,986 |
| PTC Therapeutics, Inc. | 19 | $1,844 |
| Livanova USA, Inc. | 10 | $1,760 |
| Novartis Gene Therapies, Inc. (fka Avexis, Inc.) | 2 | $1,274 |
| Neurelis, Inc. | 15 | $291 |
| Corium, LLC | 13 | $258 |
| Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. | 15 | $229 |
| Tris Pharma Inc | 13 | $184 |
| Neuropace, Inc. | 1 | $154 |
| ITF Therapeutics LLC | 5 | $111 |
| Novartis | 1 | $97 |
| UCB, Inc. | 3 | $82 |
| Immedica Pharma US, Inc. | 4 | $82 |
| Upsher-smith Laboratories LLC | 3 | $77 |
| Sanofi | 2 | $59 |
| Eisai Inc. | 3 | $51 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 3 | $48 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $36 |
| Biocodex, Inc. | 2 | $36 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $33 |
| Pyros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $29 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $24 |
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.
- VILTEPSO$14,286
- Elevidys$8,119
- AGAMREE$4,771
- SPINRAZA$3,522
- Skyclarys$2,747
- VNS Therapy$1,681
- EMFLAZA$1,544
- ZOLGENSMA$1,238
- RNS Neurostimulator Kit$154
- Exondys 51$146
How this compares
$56,876 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 62 neurology with special qualifications in child neurology providers in Michigan.
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Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| PrivigenImmun Glob G(Igg)/Pro/Iga 0-50 | 16 | $149,204 |
| OnfiClobazam | 12 | $21,530 |
| Oxcarbazepine | 32 | $5,360 |
| Sodium Chloride0.9 % Sodium Chloride | 16 | $99 |
| Prednisone | 15 | $67 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other neurology with special qualifications in child neurology in Detroit
- Gyula AcsadiDetroit$86K
- Aimee LuatDetroit$12K
- Eishi AsanoDetroit$5K
- Jayaprakash GosalakkalDetroit$3K
- Daniela TaposDetroit$3K
- Beata RuprechtDetroit$2K
- Carla WatsonDetroit$1K
- Naznin MahmoodDetroit$972
- Fatema SerajeeDetroit$910
- Amanda WeberDetroit$772
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.