Sarah Melissa Polistico
Pediatrics · la Porte, INNPI 1467014449
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 103 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 18 manufacturers reported payments, led by Corium, LLC at 27.7% of the total. Among pediatrics clinicians in IN with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 103 payments — averaging $23.88 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Corium, LLC$681
- La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company$354
- Merck$313
- Tris Pharma Inc$262
- Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc.$260
- Melinta Therapeutics, LLC$125
- plus $465 from 12 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,459100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Corium, LLC | 29 | $681 |
| La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company | 3 | $354 |
| Merck | 13 | $313 |
| Tris Pharma Inc | 16 | $262 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 21 | $260 |
| Melinta Therapeutics, LLC | 1 | $125 |
| Viiv Healthcare Company | 1 | $118 |
| Pfizer | 5 | $83 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 4 | $69 |
| GSK | 2 | $46 |
| Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $27 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Neos Therapeutics, LP | 1 | $19 |
| Biogen | 1 | $18 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 1 | $17 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Sobi, Inc | 1 | $15 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
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
$2,459 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 964 pediatrics providers in Indiana.
Other pediatrics in la Porte
- Usama Moustafala Porte$3K
- Hadeily Salazar Hernandezla Porte$3K
- Chris HolmesLinton$222K
- Jori MatushekWestfield$121K
- Fredrick MayIndianapolis$102K
- Alexis YooFishers$47K
- Christa GoebesIndianapolis$18K
- Brian AguilarMcCordsville$12K
- Nerissa BauerCarmel$10K
- Jeb TeichmanJeffersonville$9K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.