Rakesh Bhattacharjee
Pediatric Pulmonology · San Diego, CANPI 1588781173
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (58.9%), speaking fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. accounts for 78.3% of it on its own, with 12 other manufacturers making up the rest. 2025 is the largest year on record at $22,859, 2.5 times the $9,018 reported in 2019. Among pediatric pulmonology clinicians in CA 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 104 payments — averaging $694.06 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.$57K
- Harmony Biosciences LLC$10K
- Avadel CNS Pharmaceuticals, LLC$5K
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$319
- Resmed Corp$99
- Philips North America LLC$81
- plus $346 from 7 others
Across 158 payments — averaging $5796.69 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.
- Harmony Biosciences LLC$858K
- Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.$54K
- Resmed Corp$3K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$42,49159%
- Speaking & faculty fees$20,19928%
- Travel & lodging$6,0098%
- Food & beverage$3,1414%
- Education$3420%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 59 | $56,514 |
| Harmony Biosciences LLC | 17 | $9,534 |
| Avadel CNS Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 13 | $5,289 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 3 | $319 |
| Resmed Corp | 1 | $99 |
| Philips North America LLC | 2 | $81 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $71 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 2 | $68 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 2 | $57 |
| Alkermes, Inc. | 1 | $57 |
| Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Inc | 1 | $41 |
| Invivyd Inc | 1 | $29 |
| UCB, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
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
$72,182 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 99 pediatric pulmonology providers in California.
Other pediatric pulmonology in San Diego
- Marilynn ChanSan Diego$11K
- Annabelle QuizonSan Diego$1K
- Matejka Cernelc-KohanSan Diego$1K
- Kathryn AkongSan Diego$622
- Taylor InmanSan Diego$427
- Patricia Lenhart-PendergrassSan Diego$419
- Yaron FireizenSan Diego$418
- Sande OkeloLos Angeles$146K
- Carlos MillaPalo Alto$65K
- Terry RobinsonPalo Alto$23K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.