Murray Fershtman
Pediatrics · Conroe, TXNPI 1013093897
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.6% of the total across 205 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 20 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 16.3% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $1,103 and has fallen 66.8% since, to $366 in 2025. 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 205 payments — averaging $19.14 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Tris Pharma Inc$640
- Corium, LLC$524
- Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc.$457
- Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$430
- Cranial Technologies, Inc$355
- Merck$319
- plus $1K from 14 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,906100%
- Education$170%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tris Pharma Inc | 26 | $640 |
| Corium, LLC | 24 | $524 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 32 | $457 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 18 | $430 |
| Cranial Technologies, Inc | 23 | $355 |
| Merck | 19 | $319 |
| Pfizer | 11 | $313 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 17 | $251 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 12 | $250 |
| Neos Therapeutics, LP | 6 | $86 |
| Seqirus USA Inc | 4 | $71 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 3 | $49 |
| Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $42 |
| Biogen | 2 | $29 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| GSK | 1 | $20 |
| ARS Pharmaceuticals Operations, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 1 | $16 |
| Adlon Therapeutics L.p. | 1 | $15 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $14 |
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$250
- Azstarys$125
- TRUMENBA$118
- Dyanavel XR$106
How this compares
$3,923 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 5,361 pediatrics providers in Texas.
Other pediatrics in Conroe
- Pedro PiedraHouston$729K
- Jason RiehsFrisco$216K
- Ivonne Sahagun-CarreonNew Braunfels$168K
- Angela ScheuerleDallas$118K
- Dianna BurnsSan Antonio$100K
- Jason TerkKeller$93K
- Vernon SuttonHouston$90K
- Laura ScalfanoPlano$74K
- Patricia AmersonSan Antonio$73K
- Ralph DeberardinisDallas$56K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.