Ann Stapleton, MD
Infectious Disease · Palm Springs, CANPI 1851477582
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $13,985 of the $21,970 with a category attached, or 63.7%. 8 manufacturers reported payments, led by Biofire Diagnostics, LLC at 48.8% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $6,587 and has fallen 97.7% since, to $150 in 2024. Among infectious disease clinicians in CA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 35 payments — averaging $627.71 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Biofire Diagnostics, LLC$11K
- GSK$9K
- Gilead$799
- Viiv Healthcare Company$591
- Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.$133
- EMD Serono, Inc.$115
- plus $114 from 2 others
Across 34 payments — averaging $2316.50 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.
- GSK$40K
- Gilead$37K
- Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$2K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$13,98564%
- Speaking & faculty fees$2,0009%
- Travel & lodging$3,92718%
- Food & beverage$2,0389%
- Education$200%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Biofire Diagnostics, LLC | 11 | $10,732 |
| GSK | 5 | $9,485 |
| Gilead | 8 | $799 |
| Viiv Healthcare Company | 7 | $591 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $133 |
| EMD Serono, Inc. | 1 | $115 |
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | 1 | $94 |
| Theratechnologies Inc. | 1 | $20 |
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.
- BIOFIRE RESPIRATORY PANEL 2.1$5,788
- BioFire FilmArray$4,822
- DOVATO$353
- REBYOTA$133
- RUKOBIA$119
- SEROSTIM$115
How this compares
$21,970 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 856 infectious disease providers in California.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| BiktarvyBictegrav/Emtricit/Tenofov Ala | 809 | $3,535,749 |
| TivicayDolutegravir Sodium | 382 | $987,338 |
| SerostimSomatropin | 41 | $961,494 |
| TriumeqAbacavir/Dolutegravir/Lamivudi | 195 | $844,046 |
| JulucaDolutegravir/Rilpivirine | 189 | $800,715 |
| DescovyEmtricitabine/Tenofov Alafenam | 262 | $640,839 |
| CabenuvaCabotegravir/Rilpivirine | 93 | $638,050 |
| PrezcobixDarunavir/Cobicistat | 194 | $494,711 |
| GenvoyaElviteg/Cob/Emtri/Tenof Alafen | 90 | $421,243 |
| OdefseyEmtricitab/Rilpiviri/Tenof Ala | 98 | $366,707 |
| PifeltroDoravirine | 151 | $327,607 |
| SymtuzaDarunavir/Cob/Emtri/Tenof Alaf | 53 | $306,200 |
| DovatoDolutegravir Sodium/Lamivudine | 90 | $297,194 |
| Egrifta SvTesamorelin Acetate | 26 | $188,560 |
| TrogarzoIbalizumab-Uiyk | 13 | $155,684 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| GileadBiktarvy, Descovy, Genvoya, Stribild | $799 | $4,647,0831,173 claims |
| Viiv Healthcare CompanyTivicay, Triumeq, Juluca, Cabenuva, Dovato | $591 | $3,698,521962 claims |
| EMD Serono, Inc.Serostim | $115 | $961,49441 claims |
| Theratechnologies Inc.Egrifta Sv, Trogarzo | $20 | $344,24439 claims |
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLCEdurant | $94 | $71,62745 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 90th percentile of 856 infectious disease providers in California.
Other infectious disease in Palm Springs
- Cyril GaultierPalm Springs$94K
- Claire PomeroySacramento$2.6M
- Javeed SiddiquiRoseville$1.5M
- George SakoulasSan Diego$902K
- Arthur JengSylmar$766K
- James McKinnellTorrance$762K
- Jay GladsteinLos Angeles$657K
- Tulika SinghOrange$654K
- Otto YangLos Angeles$472K
- Franco FelizartaBakersfield$440K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.