Howard Kaye
Rheumatology · Vista, CANPI 1457361446
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.0% of the total across 110 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 17 manufacturers reported payments, led by Amgen at 32.6% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $1,048 and has fallen 98.3% since, to $18 in 2024. That places this record below the midpoint for rheumatology clinicians in CA, where the typical reported total is $1,724.
Across 110 payments — averaging $17.83 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Amgen$639
- AbbVie$305
- Novartis$173
- Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc.$137
- GSK$125
- Lilly USA, LLC$103
- plus $479 from 11 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,94199%
- Education$201%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amgen(2 entities) | 41 | $639 |
| AbbVie | 18 | $305 |
| Novartis | 10 | $173 |
| Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. | 6 | $137 |
| GSK | 6 | $125 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 5 | $103 |
| Pfizer | 6 | $102 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 3 | $98 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 5 | $72 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 2 | $43 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | 2 | $30 |
| UCB, Inc. | 1 | $29 |
| Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC | 1 | $29 |
| Radius Health, Inc. | 1 | $27 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 1 | $22 |
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $12 |
How this compares
$1,961 in reported general payments places this provider in the 50th percentile of 808 rheumatology providers in California.
Other rheumatology in Vista
- Sudhakar TumuluriSan Francisco$2.8M
- Ara DikranianSan Diego$2.2M
- Orrin TroumSanta Monica$1.8M
- Robin DoreTustin$1.5M
- Samy MetyasCovina$1.3M
- Rhonda LambertSan Mateo$1.1M
- William ShielMission Viejo$924K
- Mark BoriginiDowney$920K
- Adam KreitenbergTarzana$863K
- Roger KornuTustin$802K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.