Giovanna Pegolo
Psychiatry · Pasadena, CANPI 1740390293
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 413 payments — averaging $22.30 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Johnson & Johnson$2K
- AbbVie$2K
- Bausch Health US, LLC$1K
- Lundbeck LLC$1K
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$832
- Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.$761
- plus $2K from 4 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$9,191100%
- Education$200%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson | 50 | $1,620 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 88 | $1,532 |
| Bausch Health US, LLC | 64 | $1,281 |
| Lundbeck LLC | 54 | $1,152 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 35 | $832 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 36 | $761 |
| Alkermes, Inc. | 29 | $618 |
| ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-cellular Therapies, Inc.) | 18 | $523 |
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 19 | $515 |
| Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 20 | $377 |
How this compares
$9,211 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 4,954 psychiatry providers in California.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Bupropion XlBupropion Hcl | 22 | $681 |
| Bupropion Hcl SrBupropion Hcl | 34 | $499 |
| Aripiprazole | 14 | $325 |
| Lorazepam | 32 | $234 |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | 21 | $223 |
| Vilazodone Hcl | 11 | $185 |
| Alprazolam | 29 | $144 |
| Citalopram HbrCitalopram Hydrobromide | 16 | $128 |
| Fluoxetine Hcl | 12 | $125 |
| Sertraline Hcl | 20 | $115 |
| Clonazepam | 16 | $82 |
| Trazodone Hcl | 22 | $72 |
| Zolpidem Tartrate | 21 | $53 |
| Bupropion Hcl | 12 | $43 |
| Diazepam | 11 | $7 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other psychiatry in Pasadena
- Mohamed El-GabalawyPasadena$1.9M
- Clifford FeldmanPasadena$1.7M
- Elly LeeIrvine$49.8M
- Daniel ChuehOrange$17.9M
- Eric ChavezSan Diego$15.5M
- Lara ShirikjianTorrance$12.6M
- John DuffySanta Ana$12M
- Marina BusselPlaya Vista$12M
- Sherry SoefjeOceanside$11.9M
- Steven MacinaHuntington Beach$11.1M
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.