Bernard Lo, MD
Internal Medicine · San Francisco, CANPI 1184688137
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $78,181 of the $87,200 with a category attached, or 89.7%. Every reported general payment came from a single manufacturer, Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.. 2025 is the largest year on record at $24,727, 5.5 times the $4,500 reported in 2020. Among internal medicine 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 76 payments — averaging $1147.37 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$87K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$78,18190%
- Travel & lodging$8,29810%
- Food & beverage$7211%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 76 | $87,200 |
How this compares
$87,200 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 13,581 internal medicine 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl | 13 | $950 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 21 | $384 |
| Benazepril Hcl | 11 | $255 |
| Omeprazole | 12 | $212 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 19 | $142 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | 11 | $116 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | 12 | $81 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
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- Lisa CapaldiniSan Francisco$434K
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- Kenneth ColleySan Francisco$397K
- Louis CubbaSan Francisco$351K
- Daniel ButlerSan Francisco$347K
- Laurence CorashSan Francisco$336K
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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.