Susan Karunphand
Gerontology · Paterson, NJNPI 1730791468
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $2,597 of the $4,050 with a category attached, or 64.1%. 16 manufacturers reported payments, led by Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC at 25.2% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $1,825, 5.3 times the $345 reported in 2022. Among gerontology clinicians in NJ with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 165 payments — averaging $24.54 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$1K
- Boston Scientific$929
- Si-bone, Inc.$672
- Nalu Medical, Inc.$566
- Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.$424
- Valinor Pharma, LLC$109
- plus $328 from 10 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$1,38934%
- Food & beverage$2,59764%
- Education$632%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 76 | $1,022 |
| Boston Scientific | 8 | $929 |
| Si-bone, Inc. | 8 | $672 |
| Nalu Medical, Inc. | 4 | $566 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 45 | $424 |
| Valinor Pharma, LLC | 6 | $109 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | 4 | $76 |
| Medtronic | 2 | $73 |
| Protega Pharmaceutials Inc | 3 | $45 |
| Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $32 |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $30 |
| Vertex | 1 | $17 |
| Biotronik NRO, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Electronic Waveform Lab, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| IBSA Pharma Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Almatica Pharma LLC | 1 | $12 |
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
$4,050 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 374 gerontology providers in New Jersey.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| RelistorMethylnaltrexone Bromide | 782 | $1,863,321 |
| PercocetOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 46 | $161,470 |
| Xtampza ErOxycodone Myristate | 228 | $108,806 |
| OxycontinOxycodone Hcl | 120 | $93,635 |
| Lidocaine | 563 | $51,488 |
| MovantikNaloxegol Oxalate | 92 | $37,405 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 271 | $29,411 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 1,029 | $28,184 |
| LinzessLinaclotide | 40 | $21,009 |
| BelbucaBuprenorphine Hcl | 19 | $16,698 |
| SymproicNaldemedine Tosylate | 33 | $15,372 |
| Naproxen-Esomeprazole MagNaproxen/Esomeprazole Mag | 20 | $13,607 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | 43 | $13,248 |
| Fentanyl | 31 | $11,231 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 507 | $9,138 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLCRelistor | $1,022 | $1,863,321782 claims |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.Xtampza Er, Belbuca | $424 | $125,504247 claims |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.Ztlido | $30 | $8,43811 claims |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USAMorphine Sulfate | $76 | $1,62736 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 90th percentile of 374 gerontology providers in New Jersey.
Other gerontology in Paterson
- Dana JonesTeaneck$150K
- Jennifer FoxFlemington$76K
- Susan HermidaBrick$33K
- Jihane SaadeNorth Bergen$9K
- Joseph RudolphCamden$8K
- Jennifer LernerNew Brunswick$7K
- Josephine MachadoNew Brunswick$7K
- Remya JamesNew Brunswick$7K
- Anna HaEnglewood$7K
- Myoung ParkBayonne$7K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.