Ara Cherik
Chiropractor · Glendale, CANPI 1467877142
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 98.1% of the total across 167 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 27 manufacturers reported payments, led by UCB, Inc. at 25.8% of the total. Among chiropractor clinicians in CA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 167 payments — averaging $21.34 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- UCB, Inc.$920
- AbbVie$742
- Kyowa Kirin, Inc.$241
- Boston Scientific$193
- EMD Serono, Inc.$183
- Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc$153
- plus $1K from 21 others
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$672%
- Food & beverage$3,49798%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| UCB, Inc. | 37 | $920 |
| AbbVie | 38 | $742 |
| Kyowa Kirin, Inc. | 12 | $241 |
| Boston Scientific | 4 | $193 |
| EMD Serono, Inc. | 6 | $183 |
| Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc | 7 | $153 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 20 | $151 |
| Argenx US, Inc. | 4 | $97 |
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 4 | $95 |
| Abbott | 4 | $84 |
| SK Life Science, Inc. | 3 | $80 |
| Acorda Therapeutics, Inc | 3 | $67 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 3 | $66 |
| Merz North America, Inc. | 2 | $64 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $49 |
| Vertiflex, Inc. | 3 | $47 |
| Aucta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $46 |
| Octapharma USA, Inc. | 2 | $45 |
| Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $44 |
| Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 2 | $37 |
| Lundbeck LLC | 1 | $30 |
| Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 1 | $29 |
| Tanabe Pharma America, Inc. | 1 | $26 |
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Sanofi | 1 | $18 |
| Idorsia Pharmaceuticals US Inc | 1 | $15 |
How this compares
$3,564 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 753 chiropractor providers in California.
Other chiropractor in Glendale
- Seth GoldsteinNorthridge$35K
- Nadia GoelTarzana$13K
- Loc TieuSan Bernardino$10K
- George PetrosSan Jose$7K
- Barbara ReitzMill Valley$6K
- Michael FanningWhittier$5K
- Steven SherwinSanta Barbara$4K
- Jeffrey BentonLos Angeles$4K
- Isaac MartinezLong Beach$4K
- Charles SullivanMarina$4K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.