Ryan Thomas
Pediatric Pulmonology · Lansing, MINPI 1245527159
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $10,266 of the $14,144 with a category attached, or 72.6%. Vertex accounts for 87.9% of it on its own, with 17 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2020 at $7,386 and has fallen 77.0% since, to $1,699 in 2025. Among pediatric pulmonology clinicians in MI 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 96 payments — averaging $147.33 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Vertex$12K
- Chiesi USA, Inc.$308
- Mylan Specialty L.p.$268
- Sanofi$156
- Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc.$147
- GSK$141
- plus $689 from 12 others
Across 2 payments — averaging $359.72 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.
- Vivus LLC$719
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$10,26673%
- Travel & lodging$1,3439%
- Food & beverage$2,49718%
- Education$390%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex | 34 | $12,434 |
| Chiesi USA, Inc. | 9 | $308 |
| Mylan Specialty L.p. | 5 | $268 |
| Sanofi | 6 | $156 |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc. | 8 | $147 |
| GSK | 8 | $141 |
| Gilead | 2 | $137 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 3 | $103 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 4 | $84 |
| AbbVie | 4 | $78 |
| Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. | 3 | $65 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 2 | $46 |
| Kaleo, Inc. | 2 | $42 |
| Digestive Care, Inc. | 1 | $42 |
| Philips North America LLC | 2 | $38 |
| PARI Respiratory Equipment, Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Viatris Specialty LLC | 1 | $16 |
| Electromed, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
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.
- TRIKAFTA$8,830
- KALYDECO$1,470
- TOBI Podhaler$140
- BETHKIS$128
- PERTZYE$128
How this compares
$14,144 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 28 pediatric pulmonology providers in Michigan.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Glycopyrrolate | 13 | $1,122 |
| Mometasone Furoate | 13 | $446 |
| Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate | 15 | $300 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other pediatric pulmonology in Lansing
- Samya NasrAnn Arbor$28K
- Ibrahim AbdulhamidDetroit$4K
- Lindsay CaverlyAnn Arbor$2K
- John SchuenGrand Rapids$2K
- Charles McCaslinGrand Rapids$2K
- Susan MillardGrand Rapids$1K
- Johanna Zea-HernandezGrand Rapids$939
- Ruma SrivastavaDetroit$598
- Carolyn DressGrand Rapids$581
- Aarti ShakkottaiAnn Arbor$573
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.