Michael Pillinger
Rheumatology · New York, NYNPI 1811927338
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (54.9%), consulting fees and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 4 manufacturers reported payments, led by Amgen at 54.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $9,236 and has fallen 68.3% since, to $2,925 in 2025.
Across 31 payments — averaging $1072.73 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Amgen$18K
- Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB$8K
- Sobi, Inc$5K
- Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.$2K
Across 22 payments — averaging $52,115 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.
- Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA$601K
- Amgen$546K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$12,78238%
- Speaking & faculty fees$18,27055%
- Travel & lodging$8683%
- Food & beverage$1,3344%
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) | 22 | $17,999 |
| Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB | 4 | $8,011 |
| Sobi, Inc | 4 | $4,845 |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $2,400 |
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
$33,255 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 541 rheumatology providers in New York.
Other rheumatology in New York
- Laurie GlimcherNew York$3.9M
- Grace WrightNew York$3M
- Sergio SchwartzmanNew York$2.5M
- Allan GibofskyNew York$1.9M
- Petros EfthimiouNew York$791K
- Olga PetrynaNew York$509K
- Danielle PeterselNew York$461K
- Jose ScherNew York$446K
- Jason FallerNew York$357K
- Lindsay LallyNew York$340K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.