Waldemar Carlo, MD
Pediatric Cardiology · Birmingham, ALNPI 1548583883
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 16 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 8 manufacturers reported payments, led by Paragonix Technologies, Inc. at 50.2% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $297, 2.4 times the $126 reported in 2019.
Across 16 payments — averaging $36.99 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Paragonix Technologies, Inc.$297
- Sobi, Inc$86
- Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC$68
- Boston Scientific$48
- Sanofi Pasteur Inc.$38
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$24
- plus $31 from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$592100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Paragonix Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $297 |
| Sobi, Inc | 4 | $86 |
| Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC | 4 | $68 |
| Boston Scientific | 2 | $48 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 2 | $38 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Abbott | 1 | $14 |
How this compares
$592 in reported general payments places this provider in the 65th percentile of 22 pediatric cardiology providers in Alabama.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Other pediatric cardiology in Birmingham
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.