Michael Acosta
Family · Pasadena, CANPI 1396329900
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.6% of the total across 256 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 30 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 20.7% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Among family 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 256 payments — averaging $24.19 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- UCB, Inc.$1K
- SK Life Science, Inc.$848
- Neurelis, Inc.$733
- AbbVie$485
- Corium, LLC$465
- Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.$432
- plus $2K from 24 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$50%
- Food & beverage$6,168100%
- Education$210%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| UCB, Inc. | 48 | $1,280 |
| SK Life Science, Inc. | 51 | $848 |
| Neurelis, Inc. | 31 | $733 |
| AbbVie | 11 | $485 |
| Corium, LLC | 32 | $465 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 11 | $432 |
| Livanova USA, Inc. | 2 | $290 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 6 | $219 |
| Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc | 7 | $195 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 10 | $192 |
| Immedica Pharma US, Inc. | 7 | $162 |
| Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. | 6 | $132 |
| Pfizer | 4 | $107 |
| Tris Pharma Inc | 4 | $94 |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | 4 | $86 |
| Aucta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $57 |
| Greenwich Biosciences, Inc. | 2 | $56 |
| Eisai Inc. | 2 | $53 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 2 | $47 |
| Cranial Technologies, Inc | 2 | $37 |
| Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | 2 | $34 |
| Biogen | 1 | $25 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Argenx US, Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $15 |
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.
How this compares
$6,194 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 10,634 family providers in California.
Other family in Pasadena
- Lori RobertsonChino Hills$475K
- Annette ShonLos Angeles$406K
- Lisa HigginsHanford$311K
- Jennifer TougasBakersfield$302K
- Kim SchaferSacramento$288K
- Dawn MeyerSan Diego$270K
- Jennifer KangCerritos$255K
- Erin DwyerSan Diego$189K
- Phyllis CasonLos Angeles$187K
- Gabriel SchwartzSan Francisco$166K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.