Sean Ataee
Pain Medicine · Santa Ana, CANPI 1144363011
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 3 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 3 manufacturers reported payments, led by Merz North America, Inc. at 49.1% of the total. That places this record below the midpoint for pain medicine clinicians in CA, where the typical reported total is $1,829.
Across 3 payments — averaging $23.53 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Merz North America, Inc.$35
- Boston Scientific$22
- Daiichi Sankyo Inc.$14
Across 16 payments — averaging $53,430 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$855K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$71100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Merz North America, Inc. | 1 | $35 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $22 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 1 | $14 |
How this compares
$71 in reported general payments places this provider in the 10th percentile of 840 pain medicine providers in California.
Other pain medicine in Santa Ana
- Jason PopeSanta Rosa$2.1M
- Ramana NaiduLarkspur$1.4M
- Foead GeulaStudio City$1.3M
- Krishnan ChakravarthyTemecula$1.3M
- Kasra AmirdelfanWalnut Creek$783K
- Eric GrigsbyNapa$499K
- Jacqueline WeisbeinNapa$494K
- Gerald SacksSanta Monica$389K
- Samir ShethRoseville$356K
- Einar OttestadStanford$352K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.