Nkechi Mba
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology · Corpus Christi, TXNPI 1477501856
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $264 of the $334 with a category attached, or 79.0%. 6 manufacturers reported payments, led by Servier Pharmaceuticals LLC at 36.9% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $110 and has fallen 72.8% since, to $30 in 2024. That places this record below the midpoint for pediatric hematology-oncology clinicians in TX, where the typical reported total is $348.
Across 9 payments — averaging $37.07 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Servier Pharmaceuticals LLC$123
- Genentech USA, Inc.$88
- Seagen Inc.$45
- AstraZeneca$30
- Novartis$24
- RARE Disease Therapeutics, Inc.$22
Across 51 payments — averaging $9672.72 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.
- Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.$438K
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$38K
- Incyte Corporation$18K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$26479%
- Education$7021%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Servier Pharmaceuticals LLC | 2 | $123 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 2 | $88 |
| Seagen Inc. | 2 | $45 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $30 |
| Novartis | 1 | $24 |
| RARE Disease Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
How this compares
$334 in reported general payments places this provider in the 45th percentile of 235 pediatric hematology-oncology providers in Texas.
Other pediatric hematology-oncology in Corpus Christi
- Jose EsquilinCorpus Christi$23K
- Stanton GoldmanDallas$234K
- Vivek SubbiahHouston$194K
- Maurizio GhisoliDallas$174K
- Anish RayFort Worth$164K
- Joel WeinthalDallas$161K
- Prasad MathewEl Paso$153K
- Vinod Gidvani-DiazSan Antonio$101K
- Kelly VallanceFort Worth$82K
- Scott PenneySan Antonio$75K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.