Sarat Susarla
Pediatric Pulmonology · Houston, TXNPI 1356515829
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $149,244 of the $194,144 with a category attached, or 76.9%. 29 manufacturers reported payments, led by Sanofi at 41.9% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $79,639 and has fallen 70.9% since, to $23,180 in 2025. Among pediatric pulmonology clinicians in TX 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 514 payments — averaging $377.71 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Sanofi$81K
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$52K
- AstraZeneca$35K
- Harmony Biosciences LLC$10K
- Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.$7K
- Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.$7K
- plus $3K from 23 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$10,1615%
- Speaking & faculty fees$149,24477%
- Travel & lodging$24,06112%
- Food & beverage$10,2785%
- Education$4000%
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 | 105 | $81,350 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 110 | $51,687 |
| AstraZeneca | 66 | $35,039 |
| Harmony Biosciences LLC | 59 | $9,830 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 40 | $6,999 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 5 | $6,548 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 23 | $897 |
| Avadel CNS Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 15 | $356 |
| GSK | 39 | $353 |
| Philips North America LLC | 7 | $152 |
| Organon | 1 | $124 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 3 | $122 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 4 | $98 |
| Electromed, Inc. | 12 | $96 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 4 | $96 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | 3 | $60 |
| Pharming Healthcare, Inc. | 3 | $53 |
| Advanced Respiratory, Inc | 3 | $47 |
| Corium, LLC | 1 | $35 |
| Resmed Corp | 1 | $33 |
| Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc | 2 | $25 |
| Sobi, Inc | 1 | $22 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Idorsia Pharmaceuticals US Inc | 1 | $19 |
| Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Amgen | 1 | $17 |
| Biogen | 1 | $17 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
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.
- DUPIXENT$129,730
- FASENRA$34,075
- Wakix$8,962
- AirDuo RespiClick$6,548
- ProAir Digihaler$6,548
- ArmonAir Digihaler$6,548
- XYWAV$5,987
- Inspire$261
- Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System$155
- LUMRYZ$150
- VTAMA$124
How this compares
$194,144 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 104 pediatric pulmonology providers in Texas.
Other pediatric pulmonology in Houston
- Fadel RuizHouston$17K
- Peter HiattHouston$16K
- Joseph RosenHouston$2K
- Aravind YadavHouston$2K
- Thomas IsaacsHouston$2K
- Michael McDowellHouston$1K
- Ricardo MosqueraHouston$1K
- Amee RevanaHouston$1K
- Kevin KaplanHouston$1K
- Binal KancherlaHouston$1K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.