Thomas Keens
Pediatric Pulmonology · Los Angeles, CANPI 1316039647
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 3 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. Electromed, Inc. accounts for 74.0% of it on its own, with 1 other manufacturer making up the rest. That places this record below the midpoint for pediatric pulmonology clinicians in CA, where the typical reported total is $320.
Across 3 payments — averaging $14.03 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Electromed, Inc.$31
- Vertex$11
Across 83 payments — averaging $12,950 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.
- Vertex$783K
- Boehringer Ingelheim$152K
- Novoteris, LLC$114K
- Gilead$20K
- Boehringer Ingelheim Italia S.p.a.$3K
- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co.kg$2K
- plus $968 from 1 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$42100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Electromed, Inc. | 2 | $31 |
| Vertex | 1 | $11 |
How this compares
$42 in reported general payments places this provider in the 20th percentile of 99 pediatric pulmonology providers in California.
Other pediatric pulmonology in Los Angeles
- Sande OkeloLos Angeles$146K
- Katherine LewinterLos Angeles$5K
- Melissa MaloneyLos Angeles$1K
- Matthew WongLos Angeles$762
- Martha McKinneyLos Angeles$304
- Daniella SafatianLos Angeles$211
- Roberta KatoLos Angeles$169
- Rakesh BhattacharjeeSan Diego$72K
- Carlos MillaPalo Alto$65K
- Terry RobinsonPalo Alto$23K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.