Jeffrey Hick, MD
Procedural Dermatology · Manhattan Beach, CANPI 1972757359
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 94.1% of the total across 192 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 28.4% of the total.
Across 192 payments — averaging $18.15 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novartis$989
- Incyte Corporation$510
- Johnson & Johnson$448
- UCB, Inc.$309
- Pfizer$222
- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.$186
- plus $821 from 15 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,28094%
- Education$2056%
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 | 73 | $989 |
| Incyte Corporation | 23 | $510 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 16 | $448 |
| UCB, Inc. | 11 | $309 |
| Pfizer | 27 | $222 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 5 | $186 |
| Sanofi | 7 | $154 |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.p. | 6 | $143 |
| AbbVie | 6 | $141 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 5 | $108 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 2 | $72 |
| Ortho Dermatologics, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 2 | $43 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 1 | $30 |
| Almirall LLC | 1 | $24 |
| Dermavant Sciences, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Apyx Medical Corporation | 1 | $19 |
| Prugen, Inc. Pharmaceuticals | 1 | $16 |
| Amgen | 1 | $14 |
| LEO Pharma Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| VYNE Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $12 |
| Dermira, Inc. | 1 | $11 |
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.
- OPZELURA$123
- ABSORICA LD$108
How this compares
$3,485 in reported general payments places this provider in the 60th percentile of 108 procedural dermatology 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Clobetasol Propionate | 72 | $5,276 |
| Fluorouracil | 21 | $1,352 |
| Halobetasol Propionate | 13 | $1,094 |
| Ketoconazole | 73 | $860 |
| Metronidazole | 13 | $749 |
| Betamethasone Dipropionate | 18 | $664 |
| Mupirocin | 101 | $649 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 31 | $568 |
| Clindamycin Phosphate | 13 | $542 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 22 | $480 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 54 | $443 |
| Ciclopirox | 11 | $380 |
| Hydrocortisone | 42 | $206 |
| Cephalexin | 14 | $129 |
| Terbinafine Hcl | 15 | $79 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other procedural dermatology in Manhattan Beach
- Sam Khalifianla Mesa$3.5M
- Sabrina FabiSan Diego$3.1M
- Natasha MesinkovskaMission Viejo$499K
- Jeanette BlackLos Angeles$492K
- Mitchel GoldmanSan Diego$425K
- Rebecca FitzgeraldLos Angeles$230K
- Suzanne KilmerSacramento$220K
- Zakia RahmanStanford$181K
- Hrak JalianSanta Monica$160K
- Amelia HausauerCampbell$117K
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.