Melinda Brown
Pain Medicine · Gilroy, CANPI 1689628943
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 125 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 18 manufacturers reported payments, led by Electronic Waveform Lab, Inc. at 48.3% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $1,609 and has fallen 99.0% since, to $16 in 2024.
Across 125 payments — averaging $29.04 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Electronic Waveform Lab, Inc.$2K
- Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.$335
- Boston Scientific$288
- AbbVie$189
- Zyla Life Sciences, Inc.$166
- Pfizer$160
- plus $737 from 12 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,630100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Electronic Waveform Lab, Inc. | 7 | $1,755 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 29 | $335 |
| Boston Scientific | 18 | $288 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 9 | $189 |
| Zyla Life Sciences, Inc. | 19 | $166 |
| Pfizer | 8 | $160 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 8 | $151 |
| Assertio Therapeutics, Inc. | 8 | $121 |
| Biodelivery Sciences International, Inc. | 5 | $95 |
| Amgen | 3 | $79 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 1 | $71 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 2 | $51 |
| Si-bone, Inc. | 1 | $47 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2 | $38 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 2 | $33 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Sentynl Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Bioventus LLC | 1 | $15 |
How this compares
$3,630 in reported general payments places this provider in the 65th percentile of 840 pain medicine providers in California.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Sertraline Hcl | 12 | $53 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other pain medicine in Gilroy
- Jason PopeSanta Rosa$2.1M
- Ramana NaiduLarkspur$1.4M
- Foead GeulaStudio City$1.3M
- Krishnan ChakravarthyTemecula$1.3M
- Kasra AmirdelfanWalnut Creek$783K
- Eric GrigsbyNapa$499K
- Jacqueline WeisbeinNapa$494K
- Gerald SacksSanta Monica$389K
- Samir ShethRoseville$356K
- Einar OttestadStanford$352K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.