Jonathan Strober
Pediatrics · San Francisco, CANPI 1457454308
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $100,172 of the $163,711 with a category attached, or 61.2%. Biogen accounts for 65.9% of it on its own, with 12 other manufacturers making up the rest. 2025 is the largest year on record at $51,862, 2.1 times the $24,803 reported in 2019. Among pediatrics 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 194 payments — averaging $843.87 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Biogen$108K
- Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.$18K
- Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC$10K
- Novartis Gene Therapies, Inc. (fka Avexis, Inc.)$7K
- Pfizer$6K
- Janssen Global Services, LLC$4K
- plus $11K from 7 others
Across 81 payments — averaging $3859.14 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.
- PTC Therapeutics, Inc.$108K
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC$69K
- CSL Behring$40K
- Genentech, Inc.$35K
- AstraZeneca$35K
- Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC$26K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$43,54027%
- Speaking & faculty fees$100,17261%
- Travel & lodging$14,4249%
- Food & beverage$5,5763%
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 | 113 | $107,895 |
| Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. | 21 | $17,818 |
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | 13 | $9,950 |
| Novartis Gene Therapies, Inc. (fka Avexis, Inc.) | 9 | $7,291 |
| Pfizer | 3 | $6,000 |
| Janssen Global Services, LLC | 16 | $3,534 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 4 | $3,494 |
| AstraZeneca | 3 | $3,083 |
| NS Pharma, Inc. | 2 | $1,327 |
| Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $1,325 |
| Argenx US, Inc. | 2 | $1,309 |
| ITF Therapeutics LLC | 4 | $598 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 2 | $88 |
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
$163,711 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 5,539 pediatrics providers in California.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Amondys-45Casimersen | 13 | $2,023,661 |
| HizentraImmun Glob G(Igg)/Pro/Iga 0-50 | 18 | $70,780 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.Amondys-45 | $17,818 | $2,023,66113 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 95th percentile of 5,539 pediatrics providers in California.
Other pediatrics in San Francisco
- Tonya ChaffeeSan Francisco$359K
- Anthony PortaleSan Francisco$354K
- David KesslerSan Francisco$335K
- Anna MoscickiSan Francisco$88K
- Philip RosenthalSan Francisco$82K
- Yvette WildSan Francisco$75K
- Ilona FriedenSan Francisco$62K
- Farzana PerwadSan Francisco$30K
- Melvin HeymanSan Francisco$25K
- Mary LeshSan Francisco$21K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.