Joy McElroy, MD
Dermatology · Kailua Kona, HINPI 1336211952
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 91.0% of the total across 56 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 10 manufacturers reported payments, led by Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. at 36.4% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $448, 4.0 times the $111 reported in 2019. That places this record below the midpoint for dermatology clinicians in HI, where the typical reported total is $2,082.
Across 56 payments — averaging $31.91 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$651
- Amgen$550
- Sanofi$234
- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.$185
- LEO Pharma Inc.$51
- AbbVie$46
- plus $69 from 4 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,62691%
- Education$1619%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 20 | $651 |
| Amgen | 18 | $550 |
| Sanofi | 7 | $234 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 3 | $185 |
| LEO Pharma Inc. | 2 | $51 |
| AbbVie | 2 | $46 |
| Sandoz | 1 | $24 |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.p. | 1 | $20 |
| UCB, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Organon | 1 | $8 |
How this compares
$1,787 in reported general payments places this provider in the 45th percentile of 67 dermatology providers in Hawaii.
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 | 96 | $6,906 |
| Tretinoin | 50 | $3,944 |
| Calcipotriene | 34 | $3,574 |
| Metronidazole | 36 | $3,572 |
| Fluorouracil | 58 | $3,501 |
| CiclopiroxCiclopirox Olamine | 105 | $3,180 |
| Desonide | 28 | $2,878 |
| Betamethasone Dipropionate | 75 | $2,850 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 119 | $2,133 |
| Ciclopirox | 51 | $1,864 |
| Fluocinolone Acetonide | 40 | $1,438 |
| ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl | 25 | $997 |
| Clotrimazole-BetamethasoneClotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip | 23 | $656 |
| Hydrocortisone | 101 | $562 |
| Betamethasone Diprop AugmentedBetamethasone/Propylene Glyc | 17 | $500 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other dermatology in Kailua Kona
- Monica ScheelKailua Kona$253K
- Timothy HaginoKailua Kona$933
- George MartinKihei$2M
- Sarah HowellHonolulu$653K
- Douglas JohnsonHonolulu$568K
- Wayne FujitaAiea$385K
- Ryan SatoHonolulu$226K
- Rebecca LuriaKailua$23K
- Greg SakamotoHonolulu$20K
- Kory KitagawaHonolulu$18K
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.