Thiru Arasu
Pediatric Gastroenterology · Tampa, FLNPI 1699770578
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.1% of the total across 172 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 27 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 31.3% of the total.
Across 172 payments — averaging $35.93 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$2K
- QOL Medical, LLC$713
- Sanofi$643
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$595
- Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc.$356
- Johnson & Johnson$239
- plus $2K from 21 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$6,12399%
- Education$571%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 32 | $1,932 |
| QOL Medical, LLC | 29 | $713 |
| Sanofi | 16 | $643 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 17 | $595 |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc. | 21 | $356 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2 | $239 |
| Gilead | 3 | $215 |
| Neuraxis, Inc. | 2 | $154 |
| Celltrion USA Inc. | 1 | $125 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $120 |
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | 1 | $116 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 4 | $104 |
| Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 5 | $100 |
| Intra-sana Laboratories | 2 | $88 |
| Vivus LLC | 4 | $82 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 3 | $79 |
| Alcresta Therapeutics, Inc. | 3 | $75 |
| Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $74 |
| Phadia US Inc. | 4 | $68 |
| Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | 9 | $60 |
| Coloplast | 2 | $58 |
| Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc | 2 | $52 |
| Pharming Healthcare, Inc. | 2 | $50 |
| Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $26 |
| Romark Laboratories, LC | 1 | $20 |
| Redhill Biopharma Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Dentsply IH AB | 1 | $17 |
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
$6,179 in reported general payments places this provider in the 80th percentile of 128 pediatric gastroenterology providers in Florida.
Other pediatric gastroenterology in Tampa
- Shivinder NarwalTampa$8K
- Eduardo BeltroyTampa$4K
- Rosa CuencaTampa$2K
- Yamen SmadiOrlando$593K
- Regino Gonzalez-PeraltaOrlando$285K
- Akash PandeyOrlando$99K
- Shaista SafderOrlando$80K
- Alisa Muniz CrimMiami$50K
- Aymin DelgadoNaples$45K
- Sara KarjooSt Petersburg$43K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.