Rekha Chadalawada
Sylacauga, ALNPI 1902880768
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.7% of the total across 117 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 16 manufacturers reported payments, led by Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. at 33.5% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $791 and has fallen 85.9% since, to $112 in 2025.
Across 117 payments — averaging $22.59 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$885
- Corium, LLC$415
- Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc.$238
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$206
- Sanofi Pasteur Inc.$201
- Pfizer$155
- plus $544 from 10 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,636100%
- Education$70%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 24 | $885 |
| Corium, LLC | 26 | $415 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 17 | $238 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 11 | $206 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 6 | $201 |
| Pfizer | 8 | $155 |
| Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $116 |
| GSK | 6 | $103 |
| Adlon Therapeutics L.p. | 4 | $73 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 1 | $64 |
| Merck | 4 | $50 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 2 | $38 |
| Tris Pharma Inc | 2 | $34 |
| Aytu Biopharma, Inc. | 2 | $31 |
| Neos Therapeutics, LP | 1 | $18 |
| Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
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.
- QELBREE$389
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.