Steven Harris
Hospice and Palliative Medicine · Foster City, CANPI 1720298912
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 251 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 23 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 20.9% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $1,079 and has fallen 74.2% since, to $278 in 2025. Among hospice and palliative medicine clinicians in CA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 251 payments — averaging $18.49 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Romark Laboratories, LC$972
- AbbVie$830
- QOL Medical, LLC$547
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$464
- Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$333
- Merck$235
- plus $1K from 17 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$4,642100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Romark Laboratories, LC | 62 | $972 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 48 | $830 |
| QOL Medical, LLC | 26 | $547 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 25 | $464 |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 17 | $333 |
| Merck | 14 | $235 |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc. | 12 | $234 |
| Bio Products Laboratory USA, Inc. | 11 | $217 |
| Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC | 8 | $159 |
| Octapharma USA, Inc. | 5 | $145 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 3 | $85 |
| Pfizer | 3 | $67 |
| Amgen | 4 | $56 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 2 | $51 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 2 | $49 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 2 | $32 |
| Grifols USA, LLC | 1 | $30 |
| Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $27 |
| Alfasigma USA, Inc. | 1 | $26 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Vyera Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 1 | $21 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 1 | $20 |
| Vivus LLC | 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.
- Alinia$375
How this compares
$4,642 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 195 hospice and palliative medicine providers in California.
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Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| GammaplexImmun Glob G(Igg)/Gly/Iga 0-50 | 22 | $264,988 |
| Fluconazole | 13 | $805 |
| Sodium Chloride0.9 % Sodium Chloride | 53 | $584 |
| Magnesium Sulfate | 11 | $21 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bio Products Laboratory USA, Inc.Gammaplex | $217 | $264,98822 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 95th percentile of 195 hospice and palliative medicine providers in California.
Other hospice and palliative medicine in Foster City
- Sharon YeeArcadia$44K
- Neil SoniFountain Valley$28K
- Marietta Abalos-GalitoSan Jose$21K
- Humayon KhanSanta Ana$7K
- Sorin BugaDuarte$5K
- Glenn CarrFresno$5K
- Christopher PhillipsMurrieta$4K
- William DaleDuarte$3K
- Nehal PatelLaguna Hills$3K
- Pamela XandreSanta Ana$3K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.