John Bernat
Clinical Genetics (M.D.) · Iowa City, IANPI 1609003011
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 538 payments — averaging $4236.43 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$1.2M
- Chiesi USA, Inc.$558K
- Sanofi US Services Inc.$221K
- Sanofi$133K
- Travere Therapeutics, Inc.$114K
- Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$24K
- plus $47K from 4 others
Across 1 payment — averaging $22.51 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.
- Sanofi US Services Inc.$23
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$25,29256%
- Speaking & faculty fees$4,60010%
- Travel & lodging$13,01629%
- Food & beverage$1,8584%
- Education$300%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 47 | $1,181,808 |
| Chiesi USA, Inc. | 381 | $558,108 |
| Sanofi US Services Inc. | 32 | $220,798 |
| Sanofi | 30 | $133,311 |
| Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | 11 | $113,659 |
| Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 11 | $24,119 |
| Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | 5 | $19,530 |
| Pfizer | 7 | $18,049 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 13 | $9,789 |
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | 1 | $30 |
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.
- ELFABRIO$14,935
- VPRIV$6,160
- Livmarli$5,668
- CERDELGA$5,076
- NO PRODUCT DISCUSSED$569
How this compares
Too few clinical genetics (m.d.) providers in Iowato place this figure against a meaningful peer group, so we don't.
Other clinical genetics (m.d.) in Iowa City
- Alpa SidhuIowa City$163K
- Amy CalhounIowa City$36K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.