Elbert Cheng
Facial Plastic Surgery · Saratoga, CANPI 1396823357
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $32,450 of the $38,346 with a category attached, or 84.6%. AbbVie accounts for 95.5% of it on its own, with 6 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $22,824 and has fallen 96.9% since, to $697 in 2025. Among facial plastic surgery 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 217 payments — averaging $176.71 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$37K
- Merz North America, Inc.$1K
- Galderma Laboratories, L.p.$515
- Solta Medical, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$57
- Acelrx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$55
- Revance Therapeutics, Inc.$22
- plus $16 from 1 others
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$32,45085%
- Travel & lodging$1,1953%
- Food & beverage$4,66112%
- Education$390%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 176 | $36,603 |
| Merz North America, Inc. | 13 | $1,078 |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.p. | 20 | $515 |
| Solta Medical, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 3 | $57 |
| Acelrx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $55 |
| Revance Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
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.
- BOTOX$5,062
- BOTOX COSMETIC$3,000
How this compares
$38,346 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 120 facial plastic surgery providers in California.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| ErythromycinErythromycin Base | 16 | $140 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 12 | $50 |
| Cephalexin | 15 | $34 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other facial plastic surgery in Saratoga
- Daryoush SaadatValencia$1.3M
- Kian KarimiLos Angeles$1.2M
- Rami BatnijiNewport Beach$1M
- Jill HesslerPalo Alto$114K
- Victor LacombeSanta Rosa$106K
- Alen CohenWest Hills$72K
- Bradley GreenePortola Valley$52K
- Geoffrey TrenkleLos Angeles$44K
- Benjamin TaleiBeverly Hills$31K
- Patrick LaySan Jose$29K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.