Karyn Grossman
Procedural Dermatology · Santa Monica, CANPI 1134259104
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.2% of the total across 190 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 11 manufacturers reported payments, led by Merz North America, Inc. at 31.1% of the total.
Across 190 payments — averaging $39.16 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Merz North America, Inc.$2K
- AbbVie$2K
- Revance Therapeutics, Inc.$1K
- Galderma Laboratories, L.p.$1K
- Lumenis BE Inc$771
- Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc.$150
- plus $291 from 5 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$260%
- Food & beverage$7,37799%
- Education$80%
- Gifts$290%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Merz North America, Inc. | 22 | $2,315 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 80 | $1,742 |
| Revance Therapeutics, Inc. | 18 | $1,134 |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.p. | 53 | $1,038 |
| Lumenis BE Inc | 1 | $771 |
| Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | 6 | $150 |
| Novo Nordisk | 1 | $120 |
| Solta Medical, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 4 | $84 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 2 | $41 |
| Apyx Medical Corporation | 2 | $24 |
| Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
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
$7,440 in reported general payments places this provider in the 65th percentile of 108 procedural dermatology providers in California.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl | 17 | $399 |
| Cefadroxil | 13 | $140 |
| Mupirocin | 11 | $111 |
| Hydrocortisone | 17 | $90 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 13 | $22 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other procedural dermatology in Santa Monica
- Hrak JalianSanta Monica$160K
- Mary AmerianSanta Monica$3K
- Sam Khalifianla Mesa$3.5M
- Sabrina FabiSan Diego$3.1M
- Natasha MesinkovskaMission Viejo$499K
- Jeanette BlackLos Angeles$492K
- Mitchel GoldmanSan Diego$425K
- Rebecca FitzgeraldLos Angeles$230K
- Suzanne KilmerSacramento$220K
- Zakia RahmanStanford$181K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.