John Gargus
Clinical Genetics (M.D.) · Orange, CANPI 1750461802
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $88,675 of the $123,932 with a category attached, or 71.6%. 8 manufacturers reported payments, led by Shire North American Group Inc at 41.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $61,356 and has fallen 99.7% since, to $154 in 2024. Among clinical genetics (m.d.) clinicians in CA 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 219 payments — averaging $565.90 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Shire North American Group Inc$51K
- PTC Therapeutics, Inc.$44K
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$24K
- AstraZeneca$5K
- Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc.$154
- Sanofi$140
- plus $31 from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$10,3058%
- Speaking & faculty fees$88,67572%
- Travel & lodging$20,98717%
- Food & beverage$3,9643%
- Education$10%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Shire North American Group Inc | 107 | $50,876 |
| PTC Therapeutics, Inc. | 60 | $44,011 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 40 | $23,608 |
| AstraZeneca | 8 | $5,112 |
| Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | 1 | $154 |
| Sanofi | 1 | $140 |
| Amgen | 1 | $31 |
| Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $1 |
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.
How this compares
$123,932 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 91 clinical genetics (m.d.) providers in California.
Other clinical genetics (m.d.) in Orange
- Virginia KimonisOrange$79K
- Walla Al-HertaniOrange$61K
- Albert la SpadaOrange$2K
- Elizabeth ChaoOrange$1K
- Changrui XiaoOrange$540
- Fuki HisamaOrange$214
- June-Anne GoldOrange$117
- Nicola LongoLos Angeles$295K
- Jose CamachoSan Francisco$126K
- John CroninWoodside$115K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.