Allan Bernstein
Neurology · Sebastopol, CANPI 1992889067
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (49.8%), consulting fees and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Biogen accounts for 91.3% of it on its own, with 6 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $1,769 and has fallen 96.5% since, to $63 in 2025.
Across 12 payments — averaging $283.55 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Biogen$3K
- Lilly USA, LLC$131
- Eisai Inc.$49
- Impel Pharmaceuticals Inc.$36
- Eli Lilly$28
- Amgen$26
- plus $25 from 1 others
Across 55 payments — averaging $46,828 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$1.4M
- Novartis$524K
- Biogen$329K
- Eisai Inc.$288K
- Genentech, Inc.$81K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$1,41342%
- Speaking & faculty fees$1,69550%
- Food & beverage$2959%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Biogen | 2 | $3,108 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 4 | $131 |
| Eisai Inc. | 2 | $49 |
| Impel Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $36 |
| Eli Lilly | 1 | $28 |
| Amgen | 1 | $26 |
| Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $25 |
How this compares
$3,403 in reported general payments places this provider in the 60th percentile of 1,996 neurology providers in California.
Other neurology in Sebastopol
- Andrew BlumenfeldCarlsbad$4.9M
- Khashayar DashtipourLoma Linda$3.3M
- Regina BerkovichWest Hollywood$3M
- Daniel BandariNewport Beach$2.6M
- Perry ShiehLos Angeles$2.4M
- Sandeep ThakkarIrvine$2M
- David LiebeskindLos Angeles$1.9M
- Jack SchimCarlsbad$1.7M
- Parshaw DorrizMission Viejo$1.5M
- Benjamin FrishbergCarlsbad$1.2M
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.