Tsion Haileselassie
Pediatrics · Denton, TXNPI 1336366343
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 73 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 21 manufacturers reported payments, led by Novo Nordisk at 48.6% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2020 at $286 and has fallen 70.3% since, to $85 in 2025.
Across 73 payments — averaging $13.52 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novo Nordisk$480
- Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc.$91
- Amgen$64
- Boehringer Ingelheim$48
- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.$35
- Genentech USA, Inc.$26
- plus $243 from 15 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$987100%
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.
How this compares
$987 in reported general payments places this provider in the 80th percentile of 5,361 pediatrics providers in Texas.
Other pediatrics in Denton
- Pedro PiedraHouston$729K
- Jason RiehsFrisco$216K
- Ivonne Sahagun-CarreonNew Braunfels$168K
- Angela ScheuerleDallas$118K
- Dianna BurnsSan Antonio$100K
- Jason TerkKeller$93K
- Vernon SuttonHouston$90K
- Laura ScalfanoPlano$74K
- Patricia AmersonSan Antonio$73K
- Ralph DeberardinisDallas$56K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.