John Schafer
Neurology · Carmichael, CANPI 1902985393
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (54.3%), consulting fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 10 manufacturers reported payments, led by Biogen at 49.9% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $67,370 and has fallen 99.9% since, to $36 in 2024. Among neurology clinicians in CA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 133 payments — averaging $704.45 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Biogen$47K
- Sanofi$17K
- Genentech USA, Inc.$16K
- EMD Serono, Inc.$7K
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$4K
- Bristol Myers Squibb$3K
- plus $311 from 4 others
Across 4 payments — averaging $10,147 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.
- F. Hoffmann-la Roche AG$41K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$26,40028%
- Speaking & faculty fees$50,86754%
- Travel & lodging$8,5799%
- Food & beverage$3,6794%
- Education$1170%
- Charitable contribution$4,0504%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Biogen | 50 | $46,736 |
| Sanofi | 23 | $16,830 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 19 | $15,515 |
| EMD Serono, Inc. | 23 | $7,378 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 4 | $4,050 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 4 | $2,872 |
| Novartis | 5 | $253 |
| AstraZeneca | 3 | $44 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $11 |
| Genentech, Inc. | 1 | $2 |
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
$93,692 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 1,996 neurology providers in California.
Other neurology in Carmichael
- Andrew BlumenfeldCarlsbad$4.9M
- Khashayar DashtipourLoma Linda$3.3M
- Regina BerkovichWest Hollywood$3M
- Daniel BandariNewport Beach$2.6M
- Perry ShiehLos Angeles$2.4M
- Sandeep ThakkarIrvine$2M
- David LiebeskindLos Angeles$1.9M
- Jack SchimCarlsbad$1.7M
- Parshaw DorrizMission Viejo$1.5M
- Benjamin FrishbergCarlsbad$1.2M
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.