Lauren Elman, MD
Neurology · Philadelphia, PANPI 1942231766
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $128,833 of the $143,262 with a category attached, or 89.9%. 12 manufacturers reported payments, led by Biogen at 41.4% of the total. Among neurology clinicians in PA 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 107 payments — averaging $1338.89 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Biogen$59K
- PTC Therapeutics, Inc.$27K
- Novartis$19K
- Genentech USA, Inc.$8K
- Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$8K
- Genentech, Inc.$8K
- plus $14K from 6 others
Across 35 payments — averaging $91,011 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.
- Biogen$2.9M
- Vertex$124K
- Harmony Biosciences LLC$72K
- PTC Therapeutics, Inc.$55K
- UCB SA$41K
- Orion Corporation$14K
- plus $8K from 1 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$128,83390%
- Speaking & faculty fees$5,9024%
- Travel & lodging$5,7114%
- Food & beverage$2,8162%
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 | 49 | $59,346 |
| PTC Therapeutics, Inc. | 15 | $26,885 |
| Novartis | 13 | $18,594 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 4 | $8,420 |
| Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $8,146 |
| Genentech, Inc. | 7 | $7,968 |
| Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. | 7 | $4,899 |
| Novartis Pharma AG | 1 | $3,038 |
| Lupin Inc. | 1 | $2,438 |
| Sanofi | 3 | $1,913 |
| Vertex | 3 | $1,482 |
| NS Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $133 |
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.
- SPINRAZA$24,936
- ZOLGENSMA$14,779
- EVRYSDI$8,420
- Non-Covered Product$7,939
- EMFLAZA$5,400
- Exondys 51$4,665
- VILTEPSO$133
How this compares
$143,262 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 941 neurology providers in Pennsylvania.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Exondys-51Eteplirsen | 26 | $1,817,088 |
| EvrysdiRisdiplam | 36 | $951,525 |
| Radicava OrsEdaravone | 38 | $520,972 |
| Gammagard LiquidImmun Glob G(Igg)/Gly/Iga Ov50 | 19 | $309,466 |
| EmflazaDeflazacort | 19 | $268,125 |
| GammakedImmune Globul G/Gly/Iga Avg 46 | 13 | $49,158 |
| NuedextaDextromethorphan Hbr/Quinidine | 16 | $20,846 |
| Riluzole | 76 | $8,258 |
| Mexiletine Hcl | 12 | $1,495 |
| Glycopyrrolate | 12 | $728 |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | 41 | $651 |
| Ranolazine ErRanolazine | 12 | $559 |
| Bupropion XlBupropion Hcl | 15 | $494 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 14 | $400 |
| Lorazepam | 22 | $343 |
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.Exondys-51 | $4,899 | $1,817,08826 claims |
| Genentech USA, Inc.Evrysdi | $8,420 | $951,52536 claims |
| PTC Therapeutics, Inc.Emflaza | $26,885 | $268,12519 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 90th percentile of 941 neurology providers in Pennsylvania.
Other neurology in Philadelphia
- Daniel KremensPhiladelphia$1.8M
- Thomas LeistPhiladelphia$1.4M
- Jill Giordano FarmerPhiladelphia$1.2M
- Stephanie Nahas-GeigerPhiladelphia$786K
- Amit Bar-OrPhiladelphia$596K
- Stephen SilbersteinPhiladelphia$428K
- Joseph BergerPhiladelphia$384K
- Sami KhellaPhiladelphia$285K
- Clyde MarkowitzPhiladelphia$274K
- Matthew SternPhiladelphia$251K
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.