Tarak Patel
Pediatric Pulmonology · San Antonio, TXNPI 1013954221
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $9,202 of the $11,016 with a category attached, or 83.5%. It is spread thinly across 40 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 17.1% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Among pediatric pulmonology clinicians in TX 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 446 payments — averaging $24.70 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Sanofi$2K
- Harmony Biosciences LLC$1K
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$1K
- AstraZeneca$1K
- GSK$917
- Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.$609
- plus $4K from 34 others
Across 73 payments — averaging $8328.41 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.
- Merck$353K
- Harmony Biosciences LLC$143K
- AstraZeneca$87K
- Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.$18K
- Astrazeneca UK Limited$8K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$1,12510%
- Food & beverage$9,20284%
- Education$6896%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sanofi | 22 | $1,886 |
| Harmony Biosciences LLC | 70 | $1,346 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 39 | $1,162 |
| AstraZeneca(2 entities) | 41 | $1,032 |
| GSK | 59 | $917 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 23 | $609 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 27 | $578 |
| Electromed, Inc. | 31 | $423 |
| Amgen | 17 | $314 |
| Pharming Healthcare, Inc. | 10 | $273 |
| Avadel CNS Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 15 | $270 |
| Philips North America LLC | 16 | $266 |
| Biogen | 10 | $256 |
| Advanced Respiratory, Inc | 9 | $185 |
| Sobi, Inc | 6 | $147 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 6 | $115 |
| AbbVie | 5 | $105 |
| Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Inc | 2 | $104 |
| ITF Therapeutics LLC | 3 | $87 |
| Blueprint Medicines Corporation | 1 | $87 |
| Novartis | 4 | $86 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $80 |
| Covis Pharma GmbH | 3 | $77 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | 2 | $77 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 3 | $68 |
| Insmed, Inc. | 3 | $64 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 2 | $48 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 1 | $46 |
| Phadia US Inc. | 2 | $46 |
| Kaleo, Inc. | 2 | $39 |
| Resmed Corp | 1 | $33 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 2 | $31 |
| 3b Medical, Inc. | 1 | $28 |
| ARS Pharmaceuticals Operations, Inc. | 1 | $26 |
| Photocure Inc | 1 | $24 |
| Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| KARL Storz Endoscopy-america | 1 | $17 |
| Lucid Diagnostics Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Itamar Medical Inc | 1 | $16 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 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.
How this compares
$11,016 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 104 pediatric pulmonology providers in Texas.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| EmflazaDeflazacort | 14 | $373,611 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 12 | $96 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other pediatric pulmonology in San Antonio
- Kelly SmithSan Antonio$69K
- Donna Willey-CourandSan Antonio$19K
- Brenda GilesSan Antonio$8K
- Trang BuiSan Antonio$4K
- Amanda DoveSan Antonio$1K
- Jose PalomaresSan Antonio$702
- Felix ShardonofskySan Antonio$443
- Sarat SusarlaHouston$194K
- Jason FullmerAustin$74K
- Carolyn CannonDallas$55K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.