Physician profile

Bette Carlson

Adolescent Medicine (Pediatrics) · Costa Mesa, CA

NPI 1841238037

$755.23

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

15 companies · $248 in 2025

The $248 reported for 2025 was more than what 80% of Adolescent Medicine (Pediatrics) providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $99.31).

Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Food and Beverage$441.02

Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.

Who reported paying

General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Sanofi Pasteur INC. $127.49 2019-2023
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $126.25 2023-2025 Vaxneuvance, Gardasil 9, Rotateq
Sobi, INC $123.00 2019
Glaxosmithkline, LLC. $52.50 2019-2023 Bexsero
Ars Pharmaceuticals Operations, INC. $51.94 2025 Neffy
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC $50.20 2024-2025
Cranial Technologies, INC $49.91 2023-2025 Doc Band
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $27.38 2024 Flumist Quadrivalent
Genentech USA, INC. $23.95 2020
Alk-Abello, INC $23.90 2025 Neffy
Abbott Laboratories $23.39 2025 Id Now Instrument
Collegium Pharmaceutical, INC. $21.71 2025 Jornay Pm
Mylan Pharmaceuticals INC. $18.52 2019
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., INC. $18.48 2020
Neos Therapeutics, LP $16.61 2025 Cotempla Xr-Odt

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Bette Carlson

$755.23

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Sanofi Pasteur INC.
Context
The $248 reported for 2025 was more than what 80% of Adolescent Medicine (Pediatrics) providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $99.31).

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.