Wendy de la Pena
Pediatric Rheumatology · San Bernardino, CANPI 1407890429
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 74 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 12 manufacturers reported payments, led by GSK at 24.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $598 and has fallen 88.1% since, to $71 in 2025.
Across 74 payments — averaging $30.54 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- GSK$544
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$489
- Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc.$421
- Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.$245
- Novartis$219
- Amgen$79
- plus $264 from 6 others
Across 45 payments — averaging $2396.79 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.
- Pfizer$41K
- Genentech, Inc.$40K
- Novartis$20K
- Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc.$8K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,260100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| GSK | 17 | $544 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 13 | $489 |
| Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. | 5 | $421 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | 9 | $245 |
| Novartis | 9 | $219 |
| Amgen | 3 | $79 |
| AbbVie | 4 | $73 |
| Pfizer | 8 | $62 |
| Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $60 |
| Biocon Biologics Inc | 1 | $27 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 1 | $21 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
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
$2,260 in reported general payments places this provider in the 65th percentile of 39 pediatric rheumatology providers in California.
Other pediatric rheumatology in San Bernardino
- William SoulsbySan Francisco$80K
- Vivian SaperPalo Alto$47K
- Jennifer FrankovichPalo Alto$45K
- Andrew ShulmanOrange$7K
- Peter ChiraseveenuprapundSan Diego$7K
- Andreas ReiffLos Angeles$6K
- Michal CidonLos Angeles$5K
- Elizabeth MellinsPalo Alto$4K
- Geraldine LionettiSan Francisco$4K
- Reshma PatelMadera$3K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.