Howard Ehrenfeld
Neurology · Las Vegas, NVNPI 1477647170
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 95.3% of the total across 73 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 21 manufacturers reported payments, led by Novartis at 27.7% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $4,634 and has fallen 97.6% since, to $110 in 2022.
Across 73 payments — averaging $79.20 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novartis$2K
- Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc$553
- Amgen$517
- Biogen$510
- Sanofi$462
- Novo Nordisk$252
- plus $2K from 15 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$1503%
- Speaking & faculty fees$1202%
- Food & beverage$5,51295%
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 | 15 | $1,599 |
| Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc | 5 | $553 |
| Amgen | 6 | $517 |
| Biogen | 5 | $510 |
| Sanofi | 4 | $462 |
| Novo Nordisk | 5 | $252 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 2 | $247 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 7 | $233 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 2 | $228 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 3 | $153 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 3 | $136 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 1 | $126 |
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | 1 | $125 |
| Acorda Therapeutics, Inc | 1 | $125 |
| Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $120 |
| Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $119 |
| UCB, Inc. | 5 | $95 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 2 | $94 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $37 |
| Mannkind Corporation | 2 | $29 |
| Insulet Corporation | 1 | $22 |
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
$5,782 in reported general payments places this provider in the 65th percentile of 145 neurology providers in Nevada.
Other neurology in Las Vegas
- Zoltan MariLas Vegas$629K
- Fan ZhangLas Vegas$398K
- le HuaLas Vegas$385K
- Mehdi AnsariniaLas Vegas$306K
- Carrie HershLas Vegas$209K
- Shanker DixitLas Vegas$137K
- Charles KamenLas Vegas$124K
- Toya MaloneLas Vegas$123K
- Nicole TheuvenetLas Vegas$120K
- Kevin XieLas Vegas$46K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.