Karen Lin
Neurology · San Luis Obispo, CANPI 1205037983
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 97.4% of the total across 436 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 44 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 10.5% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $3,191 and has fallen 77.0% since, to $735 in 2022.
Across 436 payments — averaging $21.64 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Amgen$987
- AbbVie$710
- Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.$574
- Novartis$535
- UCB, Inc.$476
- Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.$451
- plus $6K from 38 others
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$2202%
- Food & beverage$9,19097%
- Education$240%
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.
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
$9,435 in reported general payments places this provider in the 75th percentile of 1,996 neurology providers in California.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Rufinamide | 24 | $14,156 |
| Levetiracetam | 63 | $6,978 |
| Valproic AcidValproic Acid (As Sodium Salt) | 12 | $2,526 |
| Carbamazepine | 15 | $2,240 |
| Divalproex Sodium ErDivalproex Sodium | 12 | $2,063 |
| Lamotrigine | 12 | $384 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other neurology in San Luis Obispo
- 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.