Nediljka Buljubasic
Cardiovascular Disease · Torrance, CANPI 1063482693
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — travel and lodging (48.9%), education and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Novo Nordisk AS accounts for 61.6% of it on its own, with 3 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $1,989 and has fallen 95.9% since, to $81 in 2024. That places this record below the midpoint for cardiovascular disease clinicians in CA, where the typical reported total is $2,142.
Across 37 payments — averaging $72.52 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novo Nordisk AS$2K
- Novo Nordisk$936
- Scpharmaceuticals Inc.$81
- Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc.$13
Across 434 payments — averaging $1078.75 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.
- Novo Nordisk AS$459K
- Novartis$9K
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$1,31349%
- Food & beverage$43416%
- Education$93635%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novo Nordisk AS | 6 | $1,653 |
| Novo Nordisk | 29 | $936 |
| Scpharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $81 |
| Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$2,683 in reported general payments places this provider in the 50th percentile of 2,184 cardiovascular disease providers in California.
Other cardiovascular disease in Torrance
- Matthew BudoffTorrance$3.6M
- Ronald OudizTorrance$617K
- William FrenchTorrance$161K
- Ted LoveHillsborough$102.8M
- Paul KurthSanta Barbara$6.1M
- Jason RogersSacramento$4.4M
- Eric Topolla Jolla$2.2M
- Cathleen Bairey-MerzLos Angeles$1.2M
- Gagan SinghSacramento$1.2M
- Pam Taubla Jolla$1.2M
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.