Linda Sakai
Rheumatology · Coeur D Alene, IDNPI 1861546004
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 176 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 21 manufacturers reported payments, led by Amgen at 26.4% of the total.
Across 176 payments — averaging $16.14 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Amgen$751
- AbbVie$411
- Pfizer$408
- Lilly USA, LLC$261
- UCB, Inc.$148
- GSK$126
- plus $736 from 15 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,841100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amgen(2 entities) | 51 | $751 |
| AbbVie | 20 | $411 |
| Pfizer | 35 | $408 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 15 | $261 |
| UCB, Inc. | 8 | $148 |
| GSK | 8 | $126 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | 4 | $102 |
| Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. | 4 | $84 |
| ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $66 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 4 | $66 |
| Novartis | 4 | $64 |
| Radius Health, Inc. | 4 | $59 |
| AstraZeneca(2 entities) | 3 | $54 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 3 | $51 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 3 | $51 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 3 | $42 |
| Kyowa Kirin, Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 1 | $22 |
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC | 1 | $18 |
| Sobi, Inc | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$2,841 in reported general payments places this provider in the 65th percentile of 28 rheumatology providers in Idaho.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Prednisone | 11 | $70 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other rheumatology in Coeur D Alene
- Dustin DinningCoeur D Alene$311K
- Craig WiesenhutterCoeur D Alene$7K
- Philip MeadowCoeur D Alene$2K
- Sheena HenryCoeur D Alene$2K
- William KnibbeBoise$164K
- Craig ScovilleIdaho Falls$26K
- Christopher GibsonAshton$18K
- James LovelessBoise$12K
- Peggy Ann RuppBoise$11K
- Sean McMillanTwin Falls$4K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.