Neil Goldberg, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism · Culver City, CANPI 1780722181
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 407 payments — averaging $497.92 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novo Nordisk$107K
- AstraZeneca$79K
- Bayer$8K
- Johnson & Johnson$3K
- Medtronic$2K
- Lilly USA, LLC$731
- plus $4K from 23 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$4,2782%
- Speaking & faculty fees$161,61680%
- Travel & lodging$22,64711%
- Food & beverage$13,6677%
- Education$4460%
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 | 131 | $107,148 |
| AstraZeneca | 97 | $78,860 |
| Bayer | 12 | $7,665 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 5 | $2,592 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 11 | $1,584 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 30 | $731 |
| Insulet Corporation | 28 | $631 |
| Mannkind Corporation | 9 | $414 |
| Corcept Therapeutics | 8 | $387 |
| IBSA Pharma Inc. | 30 | $367 |
| Abbott | 8 | $363 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 4 | $292 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 7 | $257 |
| Amgen(2 entities) | 3 | $199 |
| Zealand Pharma US, Inc. | 1 | $189 |
| Novartis | 2 | $158 |
| Cvrx, Inc. | 1 | $149 |
| Vistapharm, Inc. | 5 | $135 |
| Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc | 1 | $135 |
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | 1 | $123 |
| AbbVie | 2 | $55 |
| Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $47 |
| Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. | 2 | $41 |
| Companion Medical, Inc. | 2 | $31 |
| Embecta Corp. | 1 | $23 |
| Senseonics, Incorporated | 1 | $22 |
| Averitas Pharma Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $17 |
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.
- FARXIGA$77,525
- RYBELSUS$59,741
- Ozempic$25,633
- Tresiba$8,436
- Kerendia$6,875
- Victoza$5,948
- INVOKANA$2,588
- Xultophy 100/3.6$2,192
- MINIMED 780G$938
- AFREZZA$284
- FREESTYLE LIBRE 3$233
- INPEN SMART INSULIN DELIVERY SYSTEM$208
- ZEGALOGUE$189
- Barostim Neo System$149
- DISEASE STATE$125
- PRALUENT$111
- Korlym$108
- Minimed 630G$102
How this compares
$202,653 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 952 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism providers in California.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| OzempicSemaglutide | 462 | $683,424 |
| MounjaroTirzepatide | 260 | $354,690 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 259 | $288,446 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 126 | $176,950 |
| RybelsusSemaglutide | 73 | $120,415 |
| Xigduo XrDapaglifloz Propaned/Metformin | 96 | $87,464 |
| JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate | 60 | $64,235 |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-200Insulin Degludec | 83 | $56,477 |
| XyostedTestosterone Enanthate | 57 | $54,699 |
| Fiasp FlextouchInsulin Aspart (Niacinamide) | 57 | $54,157 |
| SynjardyEmpagliflozin/Metformin Hcl | 36 | $40,785 |
| TymlosAbaloparatide | 14 | $40,739 |
| InvokanaCanagliflozin | 26 | $39,949 |
| EliquisApixaban | 31 | $34,259 |
| VascepaIcosapent Ethyl | 38 | $28,818 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novo NordiskOzempic, Rybelsus, Fiasp | $107,148 | $824,818556 claims |
| Lilly USA, LLCMounjaro, Trulicity, Humalog | $731 | $384,266309 claims |
| AstraZenecaFarxiga | $78,860 | $288,446259 claims |
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance, Synjardy, Synjardy Xr | $257 | $236,233173 claims |
| Johnson & JohnsonInvokana | $2,592 | $39,94926 claims |
| AbbVieSynthroid, Linzess | $55 | $29,220241 claims |
| BayerKerendia | $7,665 | $26,73414 claims |
| Mannkind CorporationAfrezza | $414 | $18,08626 claims |
| IBSA Pharma Inc.Tirosint | $367 | $7,80132 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 952 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism providers in California.
Other endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism in Culver City
- Jerrold OlefskySan Diego$26.5M
- Mark ChristiansenWalnut Creek$22.9M
- Timothy BaileyEscondido$22.3M
- Stanley HsiaLos Angeles$19.8M
- Juan FriasSan Diego$14.1M
- Paul NorwoodFresno$6.2M
- Athena Philis-Tsimikasla Jolla$6M
- David AhnNewport Beach$5.8M
- Shlomo MelmedLos Angeles$3.3M
- Leila ChaychiSan Carlos$3.2M
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.