Patricia Amerson
Pediatrics · San Antonio, TXNPI 1508971425
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (41.2%), consulting fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 12 manufacturers reported payments, led by Sanofi at 49.8% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $39,835 and has fallen 80.1% since, to $7,921 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 148 payments — averaging $490.15 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Sanofi$36K
- CSL Behring$14K
- Genentech USA, Inc.$11K
- HEMA Biologics, LLC$6K
- Novo Nordisk$4K
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$800
- plus $1K from 6 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$24,68134%
- Speaking & faculty fees$29,91041%
- Travel & lodging$14,61020%
- Food & beverage$3,3405%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sanofi | 54 | $36,102 |
| CSL Behring | 41 | $14,009 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 21 | $10,621 |
| HEMA Biologics, LLC | 14 | $6,059 |
| Novo Nordisk | 4 | $3,743 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $800 |
| Bayer | 2 | $473 |
| Genentech, Inc. | 5 | $209 |
| Boston Scientific | 2 | $167 |
| Abiomed | 2 | $137 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $125 |
| Si-bone, Inc. | 1 | $97 |
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.
How this compares
$72,541 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 5,361 pediatrics providers in Texas.
Other pediatrics in San Antonio
- Dianna BurnsSan Antonio$100K
- Lesley VernorSan Antonio$48K
- Melissa SvobodaSan Antonio$29K
- Lee FinkleaSan Antonio$18K
- Sheila CalumpianoSan Antonio$14K
- Pedro PiedraHouston$729K
- Jason RiehsFrisco$216K
- Ivonne Sahagun-CarreonNew Braunfels$168K
- Angela ScheuerleDallas$118K
- Jason TerkKeller$93K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.