Ingrid Block-Kurbisch, MD
Endocrinology · San Francisco, CANPI 1952479966
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 26 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 9 manufacturers reported payments, led by Boehringer Ingelheim at 52.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $173 and has fallen 54.2% since, to $79 in 2025.
Across 26 payments — averaging $22.42 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Boehringer Ingelheim$303
- Johnson & Johnson$49
- Lilly USA, LLC$48
- Merck$43
- Viiv Healthcare Company$42
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$32
- plus $65 from 3 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$583100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 13 | $303 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 3 | $49 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 2 | $48 |
| Merck | 2 | $43 |
| Viiv Healthcare Company | 1 | $42 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 2 | $32 |
| Sequel Med Tech, LLC | 1 | $27 |
| Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC | 1 | $19 |
| Novo Nordisk | 1 | $19 |
How this compares
$583 in reported general payments places this provider in the 75th percentile of 58 endocrinology providers in California.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| BiktarvyBictegrav/Emtricit/Tenofov Ala | 65 | $270,743 |
| TriumeqAbacavir/Dolutegravir/Lamivudi | 38 | $147,077 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 109 | $96,730 |
| TivicayDolutegravir Sodium | 35 | $95,965 |
| RukobiaFostemsavir Tromethamine | 11 | $93,517 |
| GenvoyaElviteg/Cob/Emtri/Tenof Alafen | 16 | $72,624 |
| DescovyEmtricitabine/Tenofov Alafenam | 26 | $65,151 |
| OzempicSemaglutide | 55 | $51,595 |
| JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate | 54 | $48,596 |
| RybelsusSemaglutide | 22 | $39,086 |
| PrezcobixDarunavir/Cobicistat | 12 | $31,823 |
| TrulicityDulaglutide | 35 | $30,687 |
| EliquisApixaban | 29 | $26,214 |
| MounjaroTirzepatide | 19 | $19,321 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 15 | $14,128 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Viiv Healthcare CompanyTriumeq, Tivicay, Rukobia | $42 | $336,55884 claims |
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance, Spiriva Respimat | $303 | $106,148127 claims |
| Novo NordiskOzempic, Rybelsus, Novolog | $19 | $92,62096 claims |
| Lilly USA, LLCTrulicity, Mounjaro, Humalog | $48 | $52,17571 claims |
| MerckJanuvia | $43 | $48,59654 claims |
| Johnson & JohnsonPrezcobix, Xarelto | $49 | $45,95127 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. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 75th percentile of 58 endocrinology providers in California.
Other endocrinology in San Francisco
- Julie KimSan Francisco$196
- Yi Brenda ShueSan Francisco$0
- Elizabeth MurphySan Francisco$0
- Anand NarayananSan Francisco$0
- Moon Kyung ChoiSan Francisco$0
- Victoria HsiaoSan Francisco$0
- Gregory KuSan Francisco$0
- Steven SnyderSan Francisco$0
- Robert RushakoffSan Francisco$0
- Kristine GuSan Francisco$0
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.