Ira Gottlieb
Podiatrist · Pasadena, MDNPI 1265430524
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (46.8%), speaking fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 11 manufacturers reported payments, led by Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. at 56.6% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $13,935 and has fallen 99.1% since, to $125 in 2025. Among podiatrist clinicians in MD with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 45 payments — averaging $547.16 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.$14K
- Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA$8K
- Mylan Specialty L.p.$2K
- Smith+Nephew$155
- Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc$125
- Melinta Therapeutics, LLC$54
- plus $62 from 5 others
Across 82 payments — averaging $57,888 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Vertex$2.4M
- Tris Pharma Inc$1.3M
- Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc$718K
- Ipsen Innovation$148K
- Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.$108K
- Organogenesis Inc.$56K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$11,52847%
- Speaking & faculty fees$6,90028%
- Travel & lodging$5,21321%
- Food & beverage$9814%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 15 | $13,935 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | 9 | $8,068 |
| Mylan Specialty L.p. | 10 | $2,223 |
| Smith+Nephew | 3 | $155 |
| Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc | 1 | $125 |
| Melinta Therapeutics, LLC | 2 | $54 |
| Glenmark Therapeutics Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $14 |
| Supreme Orthopedic Systems, LLC | 1 | $13 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | 1 | $12 |
| Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | 1 | $10 |
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.
- Seglentis$13,721
- COMBOGESIC IV$7,927
- NUPLAZID$125
- STRAVIX PL$125
- GRAFIX PL$125
How this compares
$24,622 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 183 podiatrist providers in Maryland.
Other podiatrist in Pasadena
- Enzo LeonePasadena$15K
- Jenny NguyenPasadena$15K
- Ross CohenPasadena$8K
- Steven GershPasadena$2K
- Ijeoma NwujuBethesda$601K
- David Linla Plata$75K
- Teresa HilliardHyattsville$19K
- Andreas KaikisHagerstown$17K
- Tiffany HohBaltimore$17K
- Shashank SrivastavaFrederick$15K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.