Wikrom Karnsakul
Pediatric Gastroenterology · Baltimore, MDNPI 1366522351
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (55.9%), consulting fees and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc accounts for 64.0% of it on its own, with 7 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $12,111 and has fallen 97.5% since, to $308 in 2025. Among pediatric gastroenterology clinicians in MD with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 35 payments — averaging $645.96 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc$14K
- Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$5K
- Albireo Pharma, Inc.$2K
- AbbVie$1K
- Ipsen Pharma SAS$75
- QOL Medical, LLC$42
- plus $30 from 2 others
Across 98 payments — averaging $3524.15 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.
- Gilead$152K
- Albireo Pharma, Inc.$144K
- Travere Therapeutics, Inc.$50K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$7,13232%
- Speaking & faculty fees$12,64356%
- Travel & lodging$1,2135%
- Food & beverage$1,6167%
- Education$50%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc | 8 | $14,462 |
| Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 12 | $4,588 |
| Albireo Pharma, Inc. | 2 | $2,069 |
| AbbVie | 3 | $1,343 |
| Ipsen Pharma SAS | 1 | $75 |
| QOL Medical, LLC | 2 | $42 |
| Soleno Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | 6 | $5 |
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
$22,609 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 28 pediatric gastroenterology providers in Maryland.
Other pediatric gastroenterology in Baltimore
- Sara SmithBaltimore$27K
- Steven CzinnBaltimore$10K
- Maria Oliva-HemkerBaltimore$6K
- Samra BlanchardBaltimore$3K
- Atiye AktayBaltimore$898
- Lina Diaz CalderonBaltimore$670
- Howard KaderBaltimore$621
- Kenneth NgBaltimore$542
- Sarah LowryBaltimore$311
- Susan AucottBaltimore$284
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.