Lala Briskman
Physician Assistant · Brooklyn, NYNPI 1932537701
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 207 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 14 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 27.9% of the total. Among physician assistant clinicians in NY 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 207 payments — averaging $16.71 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$965
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$833
- Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc$504
- Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc.$363
- Ardelyx, Inc.$164
- Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$148
- plus $480 from 8 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,459100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie | 58 | $965 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 60 | $833 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 28 | $504 |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc. | 23 | $363 |
| Ardelyx, Inc. | 4 | $164 |
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 8 | $148 |
| Redhill Biopharma Inc. | 7 | $132 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 5 | $92 |
| Merck | 5 | $85 |
| Vivus LLC | 4 | $68 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 2 | $45 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $23 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Braintree Laboratories, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
How this compares
$3,459 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 11,358 physician assistant providers in New York.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Dexlansoprazole DrDexlansoprazole | 15 | $2,889 |
| Omeprazole | 15 | $52 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other physician assistant in Brooklyn
- Kaitlyn NelsonBrooklyn$289K
- Melissa VelezBrooklyn$68K
- Steven KongBrooklyn$66K
- Hong ChenBrooklyn$57K
- Lindsey AxtBrooklyn$52K
- Gregory CelestinBrooklyn$41K
- Henry YuBronx$1M
- Michael AsbachAmherst$962K
- Janelle BunceJamestown$565K
- Kristyl Cuenca-SiskoNew York$478K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.