David Safar
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.1% of the total across 134 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 17 manufacturers reported payments, led by Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. at 35.0% of the total. That places this record below the midpoint for neurology clinicians in NJ, where the typical reported total is $1,560.
Across 134 payments — averaging $11.93 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.$559
- Lilly USA, LLC$176
- AbbVie$150
- Amgen$132
- Novartis$131
- Acorda Therapeutics, Inc$110
- plus $339 from 11 others
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$151%
- Food & beverage$1,58399%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 67 | $559 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 9 | $176 |
| AbbVie | 7 | $150 |
| Amgen | 12 | $132 |
| Novartis | 18 | $131 |
| Acorda Therapeutics, Inc | 2 | $110 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 1 | $107 |
| Upsher-smith Laboratories LLC | 4 | $54 |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC | 3 | $42 |
| Zyla Life Sciences, Inc. | 2 | $25 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $25 |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $24 |
| Sanofi | 1 | $13 |
| Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $13 |
| Biogen | 1 | $13 |
| Assertio Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $11 |
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
$1,598 in reported general payments places this provider in the 50th percentile of 521 neurology providers in New Jersey.
Other neurology in Wayne
- Steven BromleyAudubon$1.5M
- Mary Ann PiconeTeaneck$1.5M
- Fiona GuptaOradell$1.1M
- Matthew DavisMiddletown$567K
- Amos KatzEatontown$558K
- Monte PellmarFreehold$429K
- Marcie RabinSummit$387K
- Ashish KapoorBayonne$329K
- Mario VukicHackensack$310K
- Andrew SylvesterBridgewater$296K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.