An Cao
Neurology · Taylor, MINPI 1760945661
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 120 payments — averaging $22.91 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Sanofi$539
- UCB, Inc.$289
- Biogen$270
- Genentech USA, Inc.$203
- AbbVie$177
- Argenx US, Inc.$155
- plus $1K from 21 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,65196%
- Education$994%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sanofi | 6 | $539 |
| UCB, Inc. | 22 | $289 |
| Biogen | 10 | $270 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 5 | $203 |
| AbbVie | 11 | $177 |
| Argenx US, Inc. | 7 | $155 |
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | 8 | $139 |
| SK Life Science, Inc. | 7 | $133 |
| Livanova USA, Inc. | 5 | $115 |
| Pfizer | 7 | $109 |
| Neurelis, Inc. | 5 | $81 |
| EMD Serono, Inc. | 4 | $73 |
| Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $71 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $57 |
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $57 |
| Novartis | 3 | $45 |
| Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $37 |
| Aucta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $34 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Lundbeck LLC | 1 | $24 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $21 |
| CSL Behring | 1 | $19 |
| Eisai Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc | 1 | $16 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc | 1 | $14 |
| MDD US Operations, LLC | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$2,750 in reported general payments places this provider in the 60th percentile of 652 neurology providers in Michigan.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Baclofen | 12 | $322 |
| Gabapentin | 23 | $137 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other neurology in Taylor
- Aaron EllenbogenFarmington Hills$14.5M
- Martin BelkinFarmington Hills$5.8M
- Evanthia BernitsasDetroit$4.8M
- Yang Mao DraayerFarmington Hills$4.2M
- Mirela CerghetDetroit$3.8M
- Peter le WittWest Bloomfield$3.2M
- Judith HeidebrinkAnn Arbor$2.2M
- Denise LeungAnn Arbor$2M
- Rany AburashedOwosso$1.9M
- Jeanie CoteOwosso$1.8M
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.