Sande Okelo
Pediatric Pulmonology · Los Angeles, CANPI 1255385985
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $102,872 of the $146,357 with a category attached, or 70.3%. 13 manufacturers reported payments, led by Sanofi at 50.9% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $57,175 and has fallen 61.0% since, to $22,279 in 2025. 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 181 payments — averaging $808.60 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Sanofi$75K
- GSK$35K
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$15K
- AstraZeneca$10K
- Amgen$4K
- Circassia Inc.$3K
- plus $5K from 7 others
Across 3 payments — averaging $1366.67 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.
- Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH$4K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$21,10014%
- Speaking & faculty fees$102,87270%
- Travel & lodging$17,05612%
- Food & beverage$5,2124%
- Education$1160%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sanofi | 83 | $74,567 |
| GSK | 26 | $35,032 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 35 | $15,021 |
| AstraZeneca | 18 | $9,974 |
| Amgen | 9 | $4,234 |
| Circassia Inc. | 1 | $3,000 |
| Regeneron | 2 | $2,880 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Italia S.p.a. | 1 | $1,230 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH | 1 | $205 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $92 |
| Novartis | 2 | $61 |
| Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Inc | 1 | $38 |
| Kyowa Kirin, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
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
$146,357 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 99 pediatric pulmonology providers in California.
Other pediatric pulmonology in Los Angeles
- Katherine LewinterLos Angeles$5K
- Melissa MaloneyLos Angeles$1K
- Matthew WongLos Angeles$762
- Martha McKinneyLos Angeles$304
- Daniella SafatianLos Angeles$211
- Roberta KatoLos Angeles$169
- Rakesh BhattacharjeeSan Diego$72K
- Carlos MillaPalo Alto$65K
- Terry RobinsonPalo Alto$23K
- Sudhakar ReddivalamMadera$14K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.