Robert Chesne
Inglewood, CANPI 1497751689
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 160 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 19 manufacturers reported payments, led by Novartis at 37.6% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $836 and has fallen 92.9% since, to $59 in 2023.
Across 160 payments — averaging $17.33 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novartis$1K
- Amgen$474
- Abbott$205
- Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.$153
- Johnson & Johnson$138
- Pfizer$128
- plus $631 from 13 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,772100%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
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 | 72 | $1,043 |
| Amgen | 25 | $474 |
| Abbott | 5 | $205 |
| Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | 9 | $153 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 9 | $138 |
| Pfizer | 8 | $128 |
| Novo Nordisk | 6 | $125 |
| Bayer | 5 | $107 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 5 | $85 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 3 | $57 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $53 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 2 | $41 |
| Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. | 1 | $39 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 2 | $29 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 2 | $27 |
| Preventice Services, LLC | 1 | $22 |
| GSK | 1 | $21 |
| Merck | 1 | $14 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.