Brian Poligone, MD
Dermatology · Fairport, NYNPI 1871798868
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (59.3%), consulting fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 26 manufacturers reported payments, led by Stemline Therapeutics Inc. at 27.3% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $228,527 and has fallen 99.8% since, to $452 in 2025. Among dermatology clinicians in NY 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 375 payments — averaging $914.38 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Stemline Therapeutics Inc.$94K
- Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC$67K
- Helsinn Healthcare SA$54K
- Helsinn Therapeutics (U.S.), Inc.$45K
- Kyowa Kirin, Inc.$35K
- Sanofi$18K
- plus $30K from 20 others
Across 45 payments — averaging $31,644 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.
- Helsinn Therapeutics (U.S.), Inc.$618K
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.$582K
- Kyowa Kirin Pharmaceutical Development, Inc$132K
- Eli Lilly$45K
- Sanofi US Services Inc.$32K
- CSL Behring$16K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$70,58321%
- Speaking & faculty fees$203,45859%
- Grants$8920%
- Travel & lodging$60,22918%
- Food & beverage$7,7082%
- Education$220%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Stemline Therapeutics Inc. | 96 | $93,561 |
| Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC | 68 | $67,060 |
| Helsinn Healthcare SA | 50 | $54,105 |
| Helsinn Therapeutics (U.S.), Inc. | 27 | $45,197 |
| Kyowa Kirin, Inc. | 35 | $35,497 |
| Sanofi | 11 | $17,684 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 15 | $17,367 |
| Alkermes, Inc. | 1 | $6,431 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | 18 | $3,906 |
| Incyte Corporation | 5 | $350 |
| Novartis | 6 | $286 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 7 | $268 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 13 | $245 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 4 | $228 |
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | 3 | $197 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 1 | $139 |
| Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | 1 | $108 |
| AbbVie | 4 | $90 |
| Pfizer | 3 | $53 |
| Therakos LLC | 1 | $22 |
| Amgen | 1 | $22 |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.p. | 1 | $21 |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Springworks Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Organon | 1 | $14 |
| Prugen, Inc. Pharmaceuticals | 1 | $9 |
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.
How this compares
$342,892 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 1,151 dermatology providers in New York.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bexarotene | 47 | $1,275,343 |
| ValchlorMechlorethamine Hcl | 52 | $394,951 |
| PegasysPeginterferon Alfa-2a | 12 | $97,981 |
| Dupixent SyringeDupilumab | 15 | $55,696 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 29 | $2,013 |
| Betamethasone Dipropionate | 60 | $1,497 |
| Clobetasol Propionate | 29 | $1,110 |
| MethotrexateMethotrexate Sodium | 35 | $802 |
| Imiquimod | 27 | $771 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 19 | $207 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 15 | $85 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Helsinn Healthcare SAValchlor | $54,105 | $394,95152 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 95th percentile of 1,151 dermatology providers in New York.
Other dermatology in Fairport
- Alexandra GolantNew York$3.6M
- David CohenNew York$3M
- Michael CameronNew York$2.6M
- Saakshi KhattriNew York$2.4M
- Amy WechslerNew York$2.4M
- Jeffrey WeinbergKew Gardens$2.3M
- Joshua ZeichnerNew York$2.1M
- Russell CohenOceanside$2.1M
- Jeffrey LaducaAuburn$1.9M
- Emma GuttmanNew York$1.7M
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.