Scott Bickel
Pediatric Pulmonology · Louisville, KYNPI 1912221623
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (58.1%), speaking fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 18 manufacturers reported payments, led by Vertex at 50.1% of the total.
Across 87 payments — averaging $431.91 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Vertex$19K
- Baxter Healthcare$7K
- Boehringer Ingelheim$6K
- Aero US Inc$3K
- AstraZeneca$613
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$567
- plus $984 from 12 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$21,84058%
- Speaking & faculty fees$8,29822%
- Travel & lodging$4,04811%
- Food & beverage$3,3059%
- Education$90%
- Gifts$760%
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 | 35 | $18,832 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 23 | $7,127 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 1 | $6,480 |
| Aero US Inc | 1 | $2,972 |
| AstraZeneca | 6 | $613 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 6 | $567 |
| Gilead | 3 | $250 |
| Vapotherm Inc | 1 | $140 |
| Electromed, Inc. | 1 | $134 |
| Mylan Specialty L.p. | 2 | $113 |
| Advanced Respiratory, Inc | 1 | $84 |
| Alcresta Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $82 |
| Chiesi USA, Inc. | 1 | $76 |
| Medical Graphics Corporation | 1 | $28 |
| ITF Therapeutics LLC | 1 | $21 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Philips North America LLC | 1 | $20 |
| Breas Medical, 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.
- KALYDECO$6,961
- OFEV$6,480
- Hillrom - Volara System$6,358
- ORKAMBI$6,101
- AEROGEN SOLO NEBULIZER SYSTEM$5,944
- SYMDEKO$5,033
- TRIKAFTA$3,183
- AEROGEN USB CONTROLLER SYSTEM$2,972
- AEROGEN SOLO; AEROGEN ULTRA$2,972
- TEZSPIRE$476
- DUPIXENT$448
- VAPOTHERM$140
- SMARTVEST$134
- Cayston$120
- Hillrom - Vest System Model 105 Home Care$115
- Hillrom - Monarch Airway Clearance System$113
How this compares
Too few pediatric pulmonology providers in Kentuckyto place this figure against a meaningful peer group, so we don't.
Other pediatric pulmonology in Louisville
- Nemr EidLouisville$66K
- Adrian O'HaganLouisville$2K
- Ronald MortonLouisville$1K
- Erica StevensLouisville$1K
- Michael AnsteadLexington$2K
- Jamshed KangaLexington$657
- Faizal RamdialLexington$532
- Maria Cosentino RoaLexington$474
- Addie DodsonLexington$413
- Zoran DanovLexington$0
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.