Pauline Pepek
Adolescent Medicine · Huntington Beach, CANPI 1427086628
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 103 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 27 manufacturers reported payments, led by Pfizer at 25.0% of the total.
Across 103 payments — averaging $19.32 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Pfizer$498
- Merck$193
- Sanofi Pasteur Inc.$154
- GSK$130
- Phadia US Inc.$129
- Genentech USA, Inc.$112
- plus $774 from 21 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,990100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pfizer | 23 | $498 |
| Merck | 13 | $193 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 8 | $154 |
| GSK | 7 | $130 |
| Phadia US Inc. | 7 | $129 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 5 | $112 |
| Kaleo, Inc. | 5 | $82 |
| Cranial Technologies, Inc | 5 | $78 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 3 | $71 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 2 | $57 |
| ARS Pharmaceuticals Operations, Inc. | 2 | $51 |
| Tris Pharma Inc | 2 | $47 |
| Seqirus USA Inc | 3 | $47 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 3 | $46 |
| Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $45 |
| Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 2 | $32 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $29 |
| LNHC, Inc | 1 | $24 |
| Abbott | 1 | $23 |
| Novartis | 1 | $23 |
| Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Dermira, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Neos Therapeutics, LP | 1 | $18 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $17 |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Mission Pharmacal Company | 1 | $14 |
| Qiagen, LLC | 1 | $12 |
How this compares
$1,990 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 202 adolescent medicine providers in California.
Other adolescent medicine in Huntington Beach
- Grace KasamatsuHuntington Beach$2K
- Michelle BennettHuntington Beach$1K
- Leman YelOrange$89K
- Michelle RolandLos Angeles$22K
- Venu Prabakerla Mesa$15K
- Kanani TitchenSan Diego$8K
- David NguyenFountain Valley$6K
- Anahit BlikianGlendale$5K
- Lisa LawSan Francisco$5K
- Marilou CruzDowney$5K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.