Shala Fardin
Dermatology · Sausalito, CANPI 1720114432
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 92.1% of the total across 143 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 23 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 28.3% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $1,683 and has fallen 88.4% since, to $195 in 2023.
Across 143 payments — averaging $26.11 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$1K
- Merz North America, Inc.$361
- Galderma Laboratories, L.p.$291
- Novartis$264
- Pfizer$213
- Johnson & Johnson$212
- plus $1K from 17 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,43992%
- Education$2958%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 39 | $1,056 |
| Merz North America, Inc. | 12 | $361 |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.p. | 15 | $291 |
| Novartis | 10 | $264 |
| Pfizer | 6 | $213 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 14 | $212 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 5 | $197 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 5 | $190 |
| Sanofi | 4 | $170 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 6 | $145 |
| Dermira, Inc. | 4 | $114 |
| LEO Pharma Inc. | 4 | $93 |
| Ortho Dermatologics, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 4 | $86 |
| Sientra, Inc. | 1 | $73 |
| Strata Skin Sciences, Inc. | 5 | $61 |
| UCB, Inc. | 2 | $59 |
| Amgen | 1 | $28 |
| Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC | 1 | $25 |
| Sandoz | 1 | $22 |
| Biofrontera Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Taro Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Incyte Corporation | 1 | $18 |
| Mission Pharmacal Company | 1 | $16 |
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
$3,734 in reported general payments places this provider in the 60th percentile of 1,875 dermatology providers in California.
Other dermatology in Sausalito
- Paul YamauchiSanta Monica$2.9M
- Jennifer SoungSanta Ana$2.8M
- Robert GreenbergLivermore$2.6M
- Neal BhatiaSan Diego$2.5M
- April ArmstrongLos Angeles$2.3M
- Jeffrey CrowleyBakersfield$2.1M
- Jashin WuCorona$2M
- Raja SivamaniSacramento$1.9M
- Tien NguyenFountain Valley$1.2M
- Tina BhutaniSan Francisco$1.1M
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.