Saurabh Lodha, MD
Dermatology · New York, NYNPI 1083925051
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (52.0%), consulting fees and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 30 manufacturers reported payments, led by Galderma Laboratories, L.p. at 58.3% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2020 at $17,487 and has fallen 63.9% since, to $6,310 in 2025. Among dermatology clinicians in NY with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 378 payments — averaging $120.45 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Galderma Laboratories, L.p.$27K
- Dermavant Sciences, Inc.$6K
- Journey Medical Corporation$5K
- EPI Health, LLC$2K
- AbbVie$755
- Medimetriks Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$705
- plus $5K from 24 others
Across 32 payments — averaging $6150.78 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.
- Pfizer$197K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$11,83026%
- Speaking & faculty fees$23,69052%
- Travel & lodging$3271%
- Food & beverage$9,53121%
- Education$1520%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Galderma Laboratories, L.p. | 76 | $26,528 |
| Dermavant Sciences, Inc. | 16 | $5,862 |
| Journey Medical Corporation | 15 | $5,125 |
| EPI Health, LLC | 6 | $1,602 |
| AbbVie | 34 | $755 |
| Medimetriks Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $705 |
| Ortho Dermatologics, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 42 | $684 |
| Pfizer | 26 | $495 |
| Novartis | 18 | $422 |
| Sanofi | 13 | $422 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 14 | $420 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 17 | $415 |
| Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. | 20 | $394 |
| LEO Pharma Inc. | 14 | $299 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 13 | $260 |
| Incyte Corporation | 11 | $247 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 8 | $175 |
| Amgen | 7 | $171 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 4 | $97 |
| UCB, Inc. | 4 | $92 |
| Organon | 2 | $82 |
| Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC | 3 | $55 |
| Almirall LLC | 2 | $44 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 2 | $42 |
| Mission Pharmacal Company | 3 | $38 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $27 |
| Botanix SB Inc | 1 | $25 |
| VYNE Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Taro Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Merck | 1 | $11 |
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.
- ORACEA$19,161
- SOOLANTRA$11,340
- VTAMA$5,587
- EPSOLAY$1,800
- WYNZORA$1,500
- Neo-Synalar$700
- Sumadan Wash$700
- LOPROX$350
- Nicadan$350
- EPIDUO FORTE$170
- AKLIEF$157
- DUPIXENT$117
How this compares
$45,531 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 1,151 dermatology providers in New York.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dupixent PenDupilumab | 11 | $41,394 |
| ZoryveRoflumilast | 25 | $20,037 |
| Clobetasol Propionate | 36 | $2,389 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 37 | $743 |
| Halobetasol Propionate | 12 | $687 |
| Tretinoin | 12 | $559 |
| Ketoconazole | 43 | $461 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 52 | $436 |
| Imiquimod | 12 | $322 |
| Fluocinonide | 13 | $317 |
| Desonide | 15 | $301 |
| ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl | 13 | $285 |
| Minoxidil | 16 | $166 |
| Hydrocortisone | 28 | $160 |
| Hydroxyzine Hcl | 19 | $112 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc.Zoryve | $394 | $20,03725 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 1,151 dermatology providers in New York.
Other dermatology in New York
- Alexandra GolantNew York$3.6M
- David CohenNew York$3M
- Michael CameronNew York$2.6M
- Saakshi KhattriNew York$2.4M
- Amy WechslerNew York$2.4M
- Joshua ZeichnerNew York$2.1M
- Emma GuttmanNew York$1.7M
- George HanNew York$1.6M
- Amy SpizuocoNew York$1.3M
- Andrew AlexisNew York$834K
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.