Richard Pellegrino
Neurology · Hot Springs, ARNPI 1912988627
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (51.4%), travel and lodging and speaking fees — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 16 manufacturers reported payments, led by Modernatx, Inc. at 55.6% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $1,365 and has fallen 88.3% since, to $159 in 2025.
Across 32 payments — averaging $76.76 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Modernatx, Inc.$1K
- Kyowa Kirin, Inc.$262
- AstraZeneca$186
- Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC$137
- Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$124
- Biogen$87
- plus $295 from 10 others
Across 132 payments — averaging $4322.17 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.
- AbbVie$464K
- Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.$66K
- H. Lundbeck A S$39K
- Eisai Inc.$985
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$1255%
- Travel & lodging$1,06944%
- Food & beverage$1,26251%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Modernatx, Inc. | 4 | $1,365 |
| Kyowa Kirin, Inc. | 3 | $262 |
| AstraZeneca | 2 | $186 |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC | 2 | $137 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $124 |
| Biogen | 3 | $87 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 3 | $54 |
| Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc | 2 | $50 |
| Amgen | 3 | $48 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 3 | $43 |
| EMD Serono, Inc. | 1 | $29 |
| GE HealthCare | 1 | $16 |
| Greenwich Biosciences, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Upsher-smith Laboratories LLC | 1 | $13 |
| MDD US Operations, LLC | 1 | $11 |
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.
- NOURIANZ$249
- RYTARY$125
- NURTEC ODT$124
- SOLIRIS$101
How this compares
$2,456 in reported general payments places this provider in the 55th percentile of 93 neurology providers in Arkansas.
Other neurology in Hot Springs
- Kara WayHot Springs$72K
- Edward KramerHot Springs$6K
- Anudeep SurendranathHot Springs$4K
- Leonides BermejoHot Springs$3K
- Kathryn ChenaultSherwood$532K
- Steve-Felix BelingaFort Smith$183K
- Michael MorseFayetteville$149K
- Mark PippengerNorth Little Rock$109K
- Keith SchlutermanConway$67K
- Shitiz SriwastavaLittle Rock$59K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.