Michael Pulsipher
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology · Los Angeles, CANPI 1932150315
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $29,980 of the $44,751 with a category attached, or 67.0%. 13 manufacturers reported payments, led by Novartis at 50.1% of the total. Among pediatric hematology-oncology clinicians in CA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 43 payments — averaging $1040.73 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novartis$22K
- Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC$5K
- Vertex$4K
- Autolus Inc$4K
- Mesoblast, Inc.$3K
- Bristol Myers Squibb$3K
- plus $4K from 7 others
Across 67 payments — averaging $17,065 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.
- Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation$530K
- Novartis$490K
- Autolus Inc$116K
- National Marrow Donor Program$7K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$29,98067%
- Speaking & faculty fees$9,97322%
- Travel & lodging$2,1685%
- Food & beverage$2,6316%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis | 18 | $22,403 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $4,650 |
| Vertex | 4 | $4,130 |
| Autolus Inc | 2 | $3,979 |
| Mesoblast, Inc. | 1 | $3,125 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 2 | $2,610 |
| National Marrow Donor Program | 9 | $2,272 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $1,200 |
| Medexus Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $137 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $125 |
| Acera Surgical, Inc. | 1 | $63 |
| Genetix Biotherapeutics Inc | 1 | $35 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $24 |
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
$44,751 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 307 pediatric hematology-oncology providers in California.
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Other pediatric hematology-oncology in Los Angeles
- Noah FedermanLos Angeles$399K
- Jan van TornoutLos Angeles$137K
- Thomas CoatesLos Angeles$99K
- Andrew DietzLos Angeles$88K
- Geetha PuthenveetilLos Angeles$62K
- Hisham Abdel AzimLos Angeles$52K
- Leo MascarenhasLos Angeles$35K
- Edward GompertsLos Angeles$28K
- Paibel Aguayo-HiraldoLos Angeles$21K
- Paul GaynonLos Angeles$21K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.