Robert Baldassano
Pediatric Gastroenterology · Philadelphia, PANPI 1104847961
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $42,351 of the $54,116 with a category attached, or 78.3%. 9 manufacturers reported payments, led by Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC at 37.8% of the total. Among pediatric gastroenterology 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 36 payments — averaging $1503.23 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC$20K
- Lilly USA, LLC$8K
- Bristol Myers Squibb$7K
- Pfizer$6K
- Eli Lilly$5K
- Regeneron$3K
- plus $5K from 3 others
Across 73 payments — averaging $19,883 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.
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC$1.4M
- Eli Lilly$51K
- AbbVie$825
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$42,35178%
- Speaking & faculty fees$8,86616%
- Grants$1,5003%
- Travel & lodging$4041%
- Food & beverage$4211%
- Education$5741%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | 17 | $20,457 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 2 | $8,338 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 5 | $6,987 |
| Pfizer | 2 | $6,000 |
| Eli Lilly | 3 | $5,213 |
| Regeneron | 2 | $2,620 |
| AbbVie | 2 | $2,475 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $2,000 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 2 | $27 |
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
$54,116 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 111 pediatric gastroenterology providers in Pennsylvania.
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Other pediatric gastroenterology in Philadelphia
- Chris LiacourasPhiladelphia$46K
- Jessica WenPhiladelphia$37K
- Virginia StallingsPhiladelphia$32K
- Amanda MuirPhiladelphia$28K
- Kathleen LoomesPhiladelphia$25K
- Matthew RyanPhiladelphia$12K
- Sharmistha RudraPhiladelphia$10K
- Michael ManfrediPhiladelphia$9K
- Robert HeuckerothPhiladelphia$6K
- Alexander CoePhiladelphia$2K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.