Paul Harmatz
Pediatric Gastroenterology · Oakland, CANPI 1255435301
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $78,314 of the $108,521 with a category attached, or 72.2%. Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. accounts for 61.7% of it on its own, with 8 other manufacturers making up the rest. Among pediatric gastroenterology clinicians in CA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 77 payments — averaging $1409.36 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc.$67K
- Chiesi USA, Inc.$16K
- Sanofi$15K
- Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.$7K
- NS Pharma, Inc.$2K
- Shire North American Group Inc$1K
- plus $180 from 3 others
Across 586 payments — averaging $13,667 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.
- Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc.$4.8M
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$1.8M
- Eli Lilly$484K
- Shire North American Group Inc$456K
- Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB$183K
- Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.$113K
- plus $152K from 3 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$78,31472%
- Speaking & faculty fees$2,6522%
- Grants$8541%
- Travel & lodging$13,92213%
- Food & beverage$1,2751%
- Education$11,50411%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | 47 | $66,995 |
| Chiesi USA, Inc. | 4 | $16,328 |
| Sanofi | 9 | $14,546 |
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | 5 | $7,256 |
| NS Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $1,735 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 8 | $1,481 |
| Sobi, Inc | 1 | $89 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $57 |
| Intrabio Inc | 1 | $33 |
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
$108,521 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 220 pediatric gastroenterology providers in California.
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Other pediatric gastroenterology in Oakland
- David ZiringLos Angeles$206K
- Nathan MinkoffMadera$131K
- Robert VenickLos Angeles$78K
- Jessica DeasLos Angeles$74K
- Amber HildrethSan Diego$67K
- Ariel FeldsteinSan Diego$60K
- Kathleen SchwarzSan Diego$58K
- Andrew DickersonSan Diego$58K
- Mary Abigail GarciaSan Diego$51K
- Rohit KohliLos Angeles$46K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.