Alexander Jafari
Dermatology · Bellaire, TXNPI 1043892045
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (56.7%), travel and lodging and education — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 20 manufacturers reported payments, led by Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. at 43.9% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $9,088, more than ten times the $588 reported in 2023.
Across 96 payments — averaging $108.71 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$5K
- Biogen$1K
- AbbVie$792
- UCB, Inc.$522
- Incyte Corporation$502
- Galderma Laboratories, L.p.$486
- plus $2K from 14 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$4,38642%
- Food & beverage$5,91357%
- Education$1381%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 36 | $4,583 |
| Biogen | 11 | $1,256 |
| AbbVie | 8 | $792 |
| UCB, Inc. | 4 | $522 |
| Incyte Corporation | 5 | $502 |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.p. | 5 | $486 |
| Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $285 |
| Novartis | 2 | $263 |
| Ortho Dermatologics, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 3 | $252 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 3 | $248 |
| Krystal Biotech Inc | 2 | $238 |
| Pfizer | 2 | $204 |
| Organon | 3 | $182 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 2 | $162 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 1 | $125 |
| Sanofi | 2 | $123 |
| Journey Medical Corporation | 1 | $97 |
| Merz North America, Inc. | 1 | $70 |
| LEO Pharma Inc. | 2 | $29 |
| Amgen | 1 | $17 |
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
$10,437 in reported general payments places this provider in the 70th percentile of 1,098 dermatology providers in Texas.
Other dermatology in Bellaire
- Craig TellerBellaire$1.3M
- Edward LainAustin$2.5M
- William CragunSan Antonio$2.2M
- Alpesh DesaiHouston$1.6M
- Jennifer CatherDallas$1.3M
- Emily BeckerSan Antonio$1.2M
- Ross RaduskyDallas$1.2M
- Joseph MerolaDallas$1.2M
- Daniel CarrascoAustin$1.1M
- Dale SchaeferAustin$1M
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.