Edgardo Galera
Acute Care · American Canyon, CANPI 1548597388
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.6% of the total across 150 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 29 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 19.8% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $1,108 and has fallen 58.4% since, to $461 in 2025. Among acute care clinicians in CA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 150 payments — averaging $27.95 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Biotronik Inc.$832
- ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp)$564
- Novartis$424
- Amgen$372
- Johnson & Johnson$273
- Abiomed$216
- plus $2K from 23 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$4,175100%
- Education$180%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Biotronik Inc. | 14 | $832 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 24 | $564 |
| Novartis | 22 | $424 |
| Amgen | 15 | $372 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 18 | $273 |
| Abiomed | 4 | $216 |
| Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. | 3 | $174 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 6 | $159 |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | 1 | $151 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 6 | $134 |
| Abbott | 3 | $110 |
| Shockwave Medical, Inc | 3 | $86 |
| Boston Scientific | 3 | $85 |
| Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $75 |
| Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. | 3 | $64 |
| Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | 2 | $63 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 3 | $60 |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | 2 | $59 |
| Bayer | 2 | $47 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $34 |
| AstraZeneca | 2 | $28 |
| Philips North America LLC | 1 | $28 |
| Atricure, Inc. | 1 | $28 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $26 |
| Stryker | 1 | $26 |
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | 2 | $22 |
| Novo Nordisk | 1 | $18 |
| Preventice Services, LLC | 1 | $13 |
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.
- BioMonitor$379
- Edora 8 DR-T$264
- Edora$254
- Solia$254
- Acticor$254
- Rivacor$254
- OPTIMIZER$252
- FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S$151
- CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT$151
- LifeVest$126
- Repatha$125
- Selectra$109
How this compares
$4,193 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 1,153 acute care providers in California.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate | 16 | $126 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other acute care in American Canyon
- Leslie PetersenCamarillo$370K
- Joyce KhremianSan Dimas$73K
- Eleanor VierraSacramento$64K
- Frances DyLos Angeles$57K
- Savannah HarrisVentura$56K
- Kori Ann JohnstonLos Angeles$42K
- Caroline KwongOrange$42K
- Gregory KnutzenColton$41K
- Sunita BoparaiLos Angeles$37K
- Sherona BauLos Angeles$32K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.