Charles Thornton
Vascular Neurology · Rochester, NYNPI 1659480226
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $37,900 of the $39,990 with a category attached, or 94.8%. 7 manufacturers reported payments, led by Biogen at 29.0% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $10,837 and has fallen 55.8% since, to $4,785 in 2025. Among vascular neurology 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 21 payments — averaging $1904.30 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Biogen$12K
- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.$7K
- Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC$7K
- Sanofi US Services Inc.$6K
- Vertex$5K
- Merck$2K
- plus $1K from 1 others
Across 5 payments — averaging $131,952 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.
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$392K
- Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Holdings America, Inc.$153K
- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.$113K
- Pfizer$686
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$37,90095%
- Travel & lodging$2,0025%
- Food & beverage$890%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Biogen | 11 | $11,616 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $7,151 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 2 | $7,020 |
| Sanofi US Services Inc. | 2 | $6,372 |
| Vertex | 2 | $4,771 |
| Merck | 1 | $2,060 |
| PTC Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
How this compares
$39,990 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 74 vascular neurology providers in New York.
Other vascular neurology in Rochester
- Emma CiafaloniRochester$569K
- Alrabi TawilRochester$9K
- Takamasa HigashimoriRochester$7K
- Steven GoldmanRochester$3K
- Robert GrossRochester$404
- Michael StantonRochester$373
- Jonathan DonnellyRochester$141
- Koto IshidaNew York$63K
- Richard JungBay Shore$38K
- Sammy PishanidarFlushing$14K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.