Sivia Lapidus
Pediatric Rheumatology · Hackensack, NJNPI 1306161278
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 18 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 Novartis at 49.3% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $348, more than ten times the $14 reported in 2019.
Across 18 payments — averaging $30.63 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novartis$272
- Sobi, Inc$266
- Amgen$14
Across 6 payments — averaging $97,882 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.
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$587K
- Novartis$81
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$551100%
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.
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.
- Gamifant$134
How this compares
Too few pediatric rheumatology providers in New Jerseyto place this figure against a meaningful peer group, so we don't.
Other pediatric rheumatology in Hackensack
- Anna Carmela GironellaHackensack$2K
- Yukiko KimuraHackensack$2K
- Jennifer WeissHackensack$705
- Ginger JanowHackensack$462
- Suzanne LiHackensack$366
- Sarah PaulMorristown$9K
- Marla GuzmanNew Providence$1K
- Suhas GanguliNeptune City$189
- Evelyn DavidNew Brunswick$176
- Lakshmi MoorthyNew Brunswick$160
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.