Harjus Birk
Neurology · Palo Cedro, CANPI 1275064396
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 98 payments — averaging $25.23 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novartis$386
- UCB, Inc.$367
- AstraZeneca$323
- AbbVie$187
- SK Life Science, Inc.$177
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$174
- plus $858 from 22 others
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$452%
- Food & beverage$2,42798%
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 | 16 | $386 |
| UCB, Inc. | 14 | $367 |
| AstraZeneca(2 entities) | 11 | $323 |
| AbbVie | 7 | $187 |
| SK Life Science, Inc. | 6 | $177 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 7 | $174 |
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | 5 | $110 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 4 | $93 |
| Sanofi | 3 | $88 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 2 | $65 |
| Amgen | 3 | $57 |
| Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc | 2 | $48 |
| BD | 1 | $45 |
| Biogen | 2 | $44 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2 | $37 |
| Argenx US, Inc. | 1 | $29 |
| Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $29 |
| Grifols USA, LLC | 1 | $25 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $23 |
| Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 1 | $22 |
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Neurelis, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Eisai Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Upsher-smith Laboratories LLC | 1 | $15 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $14 |
| Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$2,472 in reported general payments places this provider in the 55th percentile of 1,996 neurology providers in California.
Other neurology in Palo Cedro
- Timothy CloughesyLos Angeles$33.1M
- Jack FlorinFullerton$13M
- David KudrowSanta Monica$12.8M
- John Ravitsla Jolla$8.4M
- Perminder BhatiaFresno$8.3M
- Perry ShiehLos Angeles$8.2M
- Benjamin FrishbergCarlsbad$8.2M
- Bruce CreeSan Francisco$8M
- Lawrence RechtPalo Alto$6.6M
- Stanley PrusinerSan Francisco$6.5M
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.