Vinit Mahesh
Pediatric Pulmonology · Huntsville, ALNPI 1790750974
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 98.8% of the total across 225 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 16 manufacturers reported payments, led by AstraZeneca at 42.6% of the total.
Across 225 payments — averaging $19.91 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AstraZeneca$2K
- Sanofi$887
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$534
- GSK$315
- Boehringer Ingelheim$142
- Philips North America LLC$140
- plus $556 from 10 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$4,42599%
- Education$551%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca | 99 | $1,907 |
| Sanofi | 39 | $887 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 22 | $534 |
| GSK | 19 | $315 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 9 | $142 |
| Philips North America LLC | 6 | $140 |
| Gilead | 9 | $121 |
| Amgen | 5 | $116 |
| AbbVie | 6 | $95 |
| Pharming Healthcare, Inc. | 4 | $88 |
| Merck | 2 | $33 |
| Sobi, Inc | 1 | $29 |
| Chiesi USA, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Seqirus USA Inc | 1 | $14 |
How this compares
Too few pediatric pulmonology providers in Alabamato place this figure against a meaningful peer group, so we don't.
Other pediatric pulmonology in Huntsville
- Charles JudyHuntsville$2K
- David LozanoDothan$7K
- Hector GutierrezBirmingham$4K
- Ryne SimpsonBirmingham$2K
- Mohini GunnettBirmingham$2K
- Christopher FowlerBirmingham$1K
- Robert TroxlerBirmingham$1K
- Saroj ChoudharyMobile$344
- Ammar AlishlashBirmingham$239
- Wynton HooverBirmingham$64
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.