May Kim-Tenser, MD
Neurocritical Care · Los Angeles, CANPI 1285822445
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $24,579 of the $29,242 with a category attached, or 84.1%. Chiesi USA, Inc. accounts for 97.2% of it on its own, with 6 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $13,095 and has fallen 94.8% since, to $675 in 2025. Among neurocritical care clinicians in CA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 51 payments — averaging $573.37 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Chiesi USA, Inc.$28K
- Genentech, Inc.$236
- Medtronic$163
- Phenox Inc.$135
- Genentech USA, Inc.$130
- La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company$127
- plus $35 from 1 others
Across 42 payments — averaging $3491.29 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.
- Genentech, Inc.$147K
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$24,57984%
- Travel & lodging$3,14111%
- Food & beverage$1,5225%
- Education$00%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chiesi USA, Inc. | 42 | $28,417 |
| Genentech, Inc. | 2 | $236 |
| Medtronic | 2 | $163 |
| Phenox Inc. | 1 | $135 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 2 | $130 |
| La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company | 1 | $127 |
| Bayer | 1 | $35 |
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.
- CLEVIPREX$28,000
- Pipeline$153
- Avenir Coil$135
- GIAPREZA$127
How this compares
$29,242 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 65 neurocritical care providers in California.
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.
Other neurocritical care in Los Angeles
- Nerses SanossianLos Angeles$106K
- Johannes Pulst-KorenbergLos Angeles$12K
- Shouri LahiriLos Angeles$6K
- Fawaz TarziLos Angeles$2K
- Charlotte ZhongLos Angeles$1K
- Benjamin EmanuelLos Angeles$270
- Grace KuoLos Angeles$269
- Benjamin StuartLos Angeles$240
- Adriana Rosero EnriquezLos Angeles$157
- Sebina BulicLos Angeles$147
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.