Barry Pearlman
Beverly Hills, CANPI 1326057746
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.5% of the total across 77 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 19 manufacturers reported payments, led by Amgen at 27.2% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $574 and has fallen 89.3% since, to $61 in 2023.
Across 77 payments — averaging $18.37 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Amgen$385
- Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.$275
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$239
- GSK$72
- AbbVie$50
- Lilly USA, LLC$43
- plus $351 from 13 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,408100%
- Education$70%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amgen | 16 | $385 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 16 | $275 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 20 | $239 |
| GSK | 3 | $72 |
| AbbVie | 3 | $50 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 2 | $43 |
| Bausch Health US, LLC | 2 | $43 |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | 2 | $42 |
| Pulmonx Corporation | 2 | $39 |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $35 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $34 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 1 | $27 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Grifols USA, LLC | 1 | $22 |
| Braintree Laboratories, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Novartis | 1 | $20 |
| Idorsia Pharmaceuticals US Inc | 1 | $19 |
| Eisai Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Abbott | 1 | $12 |
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.