Sheryle Paukert
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 101 payments — averaging $27.69 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AstraZeneca$578
- Amgen$413
- Bayer$272
- Vifor Pharma, Inc.$255
- Novo Nordisk$218
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$182
- plus $878 from 20 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,77699%
- Education$211%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca(2 entities) | 22 | $578 |
| Amgen | 11 | $413 |
| Bayer | 9 | $272 |
| Vifor Pharma, Inc. | 8 | $255 |
| Novo Nordisk | 6 | $218 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 5 | $182 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 5 | $124 |
| Ardelyx, Inc. | 5 | $100 |
| Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. | 3 | $75 |
| Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. | 4 | $73 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 3 | $70 |
| Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. | 3 | $67 |
| GSK | 2 | $46 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $40 |
| Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $30 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 1 | $28 |
| Kyowa Kirin, Inc. | 1 | $28 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | 2 | $25 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $25 |
| Scpharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Tersera Therapeutics LLC | 1 | $21 |
| OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 1 | $21 |
| AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Akebia Therapeutics Inc | 1 | $18 |
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
$2,797 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 10,634 family providers in California.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| XphozahTenapanor Hcl | 20 | $64,981 |
| AuryxiaFerric Citrate | 11 | $43,006 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 30 | $38,589 |
| OzempicSemaglutide | 27 | $29,047 |
| VeltassaPatiromer Calcium Sorbitex | 27 | $28,432 |
| TrulicityDulaglutide | 25 | $23,912 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 33 | $23,353 |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-100Insulin Degludec | 32 | $16,731 |
| Sevelamer Carbonate | 23 | $7,358 |
| Calcium Acetate | 36 | $2,357 |
| Nifedipine ErNifedipine | 17 | $1,037 |
| Telmisartan | 21 | $890 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 37 | $796 |
| Hydralazine Hcl | 37 | $796 |
| Olmesartan Medoxomil | 83 | $713 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Akebia Therapeutics IncAuryxia | $18 | $43,00611 claims |
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance | $124 | $38,58930 claims |
| Novo NordiskOzempic | $218 | $29,04727 claims |
| Lilly USA, LLCTrulicity | $25 | $23,91225 claims |
| AstraZenecaFarxiga | $578 | $23,35333 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 85th percentile of 10,634 family providers in California.
Other family in Napa
- Lori RobertsonChino Hills$475K
- Annette ShonLos Angeles$406K
- Nancy GardettoSan Diego$394K
- Lisa HigginsHanford$311K
- Jennifer TougasBakersfield$302K
- Kim SchaferSacramento$288K
- Dawn MeyerSan Diego$270K
- Jennifer KangCerritos$255K
- Jenine StoneEscondido$231K
- Erin DwyerSan Diego$189K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.