Shira Schwartz
Pediatrics · Olney, MDNPI 1386871465
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 75 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 21 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 15.1% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $316 and has fallen 74.4% since, to $81 in 2025. Among pediatrics clinicians in MD 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 75 payments — averaging $19.24 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Kaleo, Inc.$219
- Merck$147
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$132
- Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc.$125
- Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$114
- Corium, LLC$100
- plus $605 from 15 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,443100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kaleo, Inc. | 12 | $219 |
| Merck | 8 | $147 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 7 | $132 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 6 | $125 |
| Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 5 | $114 |
| Corium, LLC | 4 | $100 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 5 | $96 |
| Sobi, Inc | 3 | $75 |
| AstraZeneca(2 entities) | 4 | $64 |
| Pfizer | 3 | $61 |
| GSK | 3 | $54 |
| Adlon Therapeutics L.p. | 3 | $48 |
| Cranial Technologies, Inc | 3 | $47 |
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | 2 | $36 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 1 | $28 |
| Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 1 | $24 |
| Medline Industries LP | 1 | $19 |
| Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Neos Therapeutics, LP | 1 | $14 |
| Seqirus USA Inc | 1 | $14 |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $11 |
How this compares
$1,443 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 1,307 pediatrics providers in Maryland.
Other pediatrics in Olney
- Melissa SchwartzOlney$4K
- Victoria LeeOlney$3K
- Jitendrakumar ModiAnnapolis$149K
- Mary Elizabeth YoungerBaltimore$130K
- Hari SachsRockville$114K
- Brenda BanwellBaltimore$109K
- Ellen FieldsSilver Spring$68K
- John ThomsonBaltimore$67K
- Carmelo CuffariBaltimore$61K
- Victor AbdowRockville$58K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.