Alan Lerner
Neurology · Cleveland, OHNPI 1093733511
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 2 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. Every reported general payment came from a single manufacturer, Eisai Inc.. That places this record below the midpoint for neurology clinicians in OH, where the typical reported total is $970.
Across 2 payments — averaging $14.63 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Eisai Inc.$29
Across 39 payments — averaging $19,774 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.
- Eli Lilly$414K
- Novartis$257K
- Eisai Inc.$63K
- Genentech, Inc.$26K
- Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$8K
- Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.$3K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$29100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Eisai Inc. | 2 | $29 |
How this compares
$29 in reported general payments places this provider in the 10th percentile of 702 neurology providers in Ohio.
Other neurology in Cleveland
- Imad NajmCleveland$373K
- Hesham AbboudCleveland$363K
- Robert BermelCleveland$302K
- Eric BaronCleveland$297K
- Robert FoxCleveland$296K
- Aarushi SunejaCleveland$269K
- Mary WillisCleveland$254K
- Benjamin WalterCleveland$210K
- Aasef ShaikhCleveland$186K
- Maryann MaysCleveland$173K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.