Sam Khalifian
Procedural Dermatology · la Mesa, CANPI 1174926190
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $2,131,832 of the $3,486,218 with a category attached, or 61.2%. AbbVie accounts for 93.9% of it on its own, with 13 other manufacturers making up the rest. 2025 is the largest year on record at $1,356,975, more than ten times the $97 reported in 2019. Among procedural dermatology 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 1,370 payments — averaging $2544.68 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$3.3M
- Galderma Laboratories, L.p.$146K
- Merz North America, Inc.$63K
- Galderma Research & Development, LLC$2K
- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.$488
- Pfizer$84
- plus $253 from 8 others
Across 10 payments — averaging $8340.35 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.
- AbbVie$83K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$2,131,83261%
- Speaking & faculty fees$1,177,58034%
- Travel & lodging$143,4604%
- Food & beverage$33,1791%
- Education$1670%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 1,082 | $3,274,614 |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.p. | 187 | $146,000 |
| Merz North America, Inc. | 63 | $62,547 |
| Galderma Research & Development, LLC | 1 | $2,231 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 22 | $488 |
| Pfizer | 5 | $84 |
| Sanofi | 2 | $62 |
| Almirall LLC | 2 | $39 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 1 | $28 |
| Ortho Dermatologics, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 1 | $27 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $27 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $26 |
| Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $20 |
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.
- BOTOX$2,116,693
- XEOMIN$43,430
- KYBELLA$1,950
- NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS$1,791
- STRATTICE RECONSTRUCTIVE TISSUE MATRIX BPS$896
- REVOLVE$896
How this compares
$3,486,218 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 108 procedural dermatology providers in California.
Other procedural dermatology in la Mesa
- Shinko Linla Mesa$5K
- Sabrina FabiSan Diego$3.1M
- Natasha MesinkovskaMission Viejo$499K
- Jeanette BlackLos Angeles$492K
- Mitchel GoldmanSan Diego$425K
- Rebecca FitzgeraldLos Angeles$230K
- Suzanne KilmerSacramento$220K
- Zakia RahmanStanford$181K
- Hrak JalianSanta Monica$160K
- Amelia HausauerCampbell$117K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.