Farhaad Riyaz
Dermatology · Independence, OHNPI 1063855286
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 114 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 25 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 21.7% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $1,719 and has fallen 97.5% since, to $43 in 2025.
Across 114 payments — averaging $28.41 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novartis$704
- AbbVie$378
- Bristol Myers Squibb$305
- Pfizer$227
- Almirall LLC$205
- Dermira, Inc.$159
- plus $1K from 19 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,238100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis | 9 | $704 |
| AbbVie | 14 | $378 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 10 | $305 |
| Pfizer | 14 | $227 |
| Almirall LLC | 6 | $205 |
| Dermira, Inc. | 4 | $159 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 8 | $159 |
| Ortho Dermatologics, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 5 | $156 |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.p. | 6 | $153 |
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | 1 | $103 |
| Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC | 5 | $96 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 6 | $93 |
| Amgen | 4 | $88 |
| LEO Pharma Inc. | 4 | $75 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 3 | $67 |
| Solta Medical, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 1 | $43 |
| Sanofi | 2 | $40 |
| VYNE Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 3 | $38 |
| EPI Health, LLC | 2 | $36 |
| Encore Dermatology Inc. | 2 | $35 |
| UCB, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Taro Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Biofrontera Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Mission Pharmacal Company | 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
$3,238 in reported general payments places this provider in the 55th percentile of 460 dermatology providers in Ohio.
Other dermatology in Independence
- Matthew ZirwasBexley$3.3M
- George DrewMarion$1.9M
- Rocco SerraoDayton$1.7M
- James LibeccoFairlawn$1.1M
- Pranav ShethWest Chester$978K
- Dawn MerrittAthens$844K
- Neil KormanCleveland$824K
- Joshua GrosshandlerWesterville$479K
- Lorie GottwaldToledo$460K
- Gregory DelostMayfield Heights$383K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.