Gerald Ferencz, MD
Vascular Neurology · Toms River, NJNPI 1275583379
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 94.9% of the total across 143 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 33 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 9.8% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $576 and has fallen 87.8% since, to $70 in 2024.
Across 143 payments — averaging $17.09 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Biogen$239
- Harmony Biosciences LLC$211
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$203
- Novartis$177
- Genentech USA, Inc.$155
- AstraZeneca$129
- plus $1K from 27 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,31995%
- Education$1255%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Biogen | 17 | $239 |
| Harmony Biosciences LLC | 9 | $211 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 13 | $203 |
| Novartis | 9 | $177 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 3 | $155 |
| AstraZeneca | 9 | $129 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 8 | $123 |
| EMD Serono, Inc. | 8 | $119 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 1 | $117 |
| UCB, Inc. | 8 | $110 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 8 | $108 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 7 | $103 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 5 | $84 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 5 | $77 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 4 | $56 |
| Argenx US, Inc. | 3 | $50 |
| Grifols USA, LLC | 3 | $41 |
| Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc | 3 | $41 |
| Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $41 |
| Kyowa Kirin, Inc. | 2 | $30 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2 | $29 |
| Sanofi | 2 | $28 |
| CSL Behring | 1 | $19 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $19 |
| Eisai Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Livanova USA, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Merz North America, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC | 1 | $15 |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $15 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $15 |
| Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Amgen | 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.
How this compares
Too few vascular neurology providers in New Jerseyto place this figure against a meaningful peer group, so we don't.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| XywavSodium,calcium,mag,pot Oxybate | 12 | $246,879 |
| CopaxoneGlatiramer Acetate | 29 | $180,469 |
| Glatiramer Acetate | 17 | $47,167 |
| Aimovig AutoinjectorErenumab-Aooe | 15 | $10,765 |
| Gabapentin | 96 | $2,278 |
| Modafinil | 46 | $2,158 |
| Baclofen | 47 | $1,769 |
| Pyridostigmine Bromide | 12 | $1,708 |
| Levetiracetam | 41 | $1,330 |
| Methylphenidate ErMethylphenidate Hcl | 18 | $1,315 |
| Carbidopa-LevodopaCarbidopa/Levodopa | 41 | $1,257 |
| Pregabalin | 47 | $1,122 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 30 | $949 |
| Donepezil Hcl | 61 | $793 |
| Azathioprine | 14 | $783 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.Copaxone | $108 | $180,46929 claims |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLCPyridostigmine Bromide | $15 | $1,70812 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. There are too few vascular neurology providers in New Jerseyon file to place this against a meaningful peer group, so we don't.
Other vascular neurology in Toms River
- Inder SinghNeptune$119K
- Fred RinconCamden$85K
- Kevin CrutchfieldHackensack$19K
- Peter BarcasNeptune$10K
- Kiwon LeeSummit$7K
- John HannaSummit$3K
- Pratit PatelNeptune$3K
- Laura RisleyNeptune$3K
- Steven ShapiroLivingston$2K
- Paul KaiserLawrenceville$1K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.