Paul Chlpka
Pediatrics · Sharon, PANPI 1689659120
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 98.0% of the total across 154 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 23 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 19.2% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Among pediatrics clinicians in PA 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 154 payments — averaging $18.30 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Merck$541
- Pfizer$381
- GSK$305
- Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc.$296
- Sanofi Pasteur Inc.$271
- Tris Pharma Inc$184
- plus $840 from 17 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,76298%
- Gifts$572%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Merck | 26 | $541 |
| Pfizer | 24 | $381 |
| GSK | 17 | $305 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 15 | $296 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 13 | $271 |
| Tris Pharma Inc | 12 | $184 |
| Kaleo, Inc. | 12 | $182 |
| Seqirus USA Inc | 5 | $147 |
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | 4 | $71 |
| Sobi, Inc | 5 | $71 |
| Neurelis, Inc. | 3 | $60 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 4 | $56 |
| Cognoa, Inc. | 2 | $48 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 2 | $36 |
| Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $32 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $25 |
| Phadia US Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $17 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 1 | $16 |
| Mission Pharmacal Company | 1 | $16 |
| Corium, LLC | 1 | $14 |
| Cranial Technologies, Inc | 1 | $14 |
How this compares
$2,819 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 1,849 pediatrics providers in Pennsylvania.
Other pediatrics in Sharon
- Craig CollisonSpring Mills$670K
- Arthur LeibowitzWynnewood$432K
- Jennifer CorenHatboro$410K
- Todd WolynnPittsburgh$275K
- Mark BlatterPittsburgh$238K
- Hoda Abdel HamidPittsburgh$101K
- Kristopher BossePhiladelphia$90K
- Binita Kamath PatelPhiladelphia$80K
- Kevin StraussGordonville$47K
- Martin BehmHatfield$47K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.