Minal Bhanushali, MD
Neurology · Palo Alto, CANPI 1265618995
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (54.7%), speaking fees and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 22 manufacturers reported payments, led by Eisai Inc. at 59.6% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $19,931, more than ten times the $698 reported in 2019. Among neurology 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 109 payments — averaging $384.97 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Eisai Inc.$25K
- Lilly USA, LLC$13K
- Biogen$3K
- AstraZeneca$390
- UCB, Inc.$160
- EMD Serono, Inc.$160
- plus $747 from 16 others
Across 4 payments — averaging $28,593 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.
- Novartis$114K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$22,95555%
- Speaking & faculty fees$13,24532%
- Travel & lodging$2,4876%
- Food & beverage$3,2748%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Eisai Inc. | 37 | $25,026 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 8 | $12,537 |
| Biogen | 5 | $2,941 |
| AstraZeneca | 9 | $390 |
| UCB, Inc. | 6 | $160 |
| EMD Serono, Inc. | 10 | $160 |
| Amgen | 2 | $127 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 5 | $105 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 3 | $80 |
| Argenx US, Inc. | 1 | $77 |
| Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 7 | $64 |
| Kyowa Kirin, Inc. | 3 | $56 |
| Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc | 2 | $40 |
| Eli Lilly | 1 | $29 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $28 |
| Merz North America, Inc. | 1 | $28 |
| Pfizer | 2 | $28 |
| Novartis | 1 | $21 |
| Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 1 | $20 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $15 |
| CSL Behring | 1 | $13 |
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
$41,961 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 1,996 neurology 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.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| RytaryCarbidopa/Levodopa | 19 | $32,115 |
| NourianzIstradefylline | 12 | $23,305 |
| Emgality PenGalcanezumab-Gnlm | 23 | $23,050 |
| UbrelvyUbrogepant | 14 | $13,589 |
| Nurtec OdtRimegepant Sulfate | 12 | $13,565 |
| Aimovig AutoinjectorErenumab-Aooe | 13 | $10,738 |
| Emgality SyringeGalcanezumab-Gnlm | 13 | $8,748 |
| Carbidopa-LevodopaCarbidopa/Levodopa | 123 | $6,344 |
| Gabapentin | 224 | $4,973 |
| Carbidopa-Levodopa ErCarbidopa/Levodopa | 58 | $3,504 |
| Levetiracetam | 46 | $3,172 |
| Lamotrigine ErLamotrigine | 23 | $2,381 |
| Memantine Hcl | 52 | $1,910 |
| Donepezil Hcl | 128 | $1,571 |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | 80 | $1,524 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLCRytary | $15 | $32,11519 claims |
| Kyowa Kirin, Inc.Nourianz | $56 | $23,30512 claims |
| AbbVieUbrelvy | $105 | $13,58914 claims |
| PfizerNurtec Odt | $28 | $13,56512 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 90th percentile of 1,996 neurology providers in California.
Other neurology in Palo Alto
- Lawrence SteinmanPalo Alto$228K
- Andrew BlumenfeldCarlsbad$4.9M
- Khashayar DashtipourLoma Linda$3.3M
- Regina BerkovichWest Hollywood$3M
- Daniel BandariNewport Beach$2.6M
- Perry ShiehLos Angeles$2.4M
- Sandeep ThakkarIrvine$2M
- David LiebeskindLos Angeles$1.9M
- Jack SchimCarlsbad$1.7M
- Parshaw DorrizMission Viejo$1.5M
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.