Thomas Powell
Rheumatology · Orange, CANPI 1790742054
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.8% of the total across 223 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 17 manufacturers reported payments, led by Amgen at 24.4% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $3,455 and has fallen 98.2% since, to $64 in 2022.
Across 223 payments — averaging $15.93 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Amgen$866
- Johnson & Johnson$586
- AbbVie$389
- Bristol Myers Squibb$297
- Novartis$265
- Pfizer$225
- plus $925 from 11 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,545100%
- Education$70%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amgen(2 entities) | 61 | $866 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 24 | $586 |
| AbbVie | 26 | $389 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 21 | $297 |
| Novartis | 17 | $265 |
| Pfizer | 15 | $225 |
| UCB, Inc. | 9 | $162 |
| GSK | 9 | $156 |
| Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC | 9 | $147 |
| Antares Pharma, Inc. | 18 | $126 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 4 | $89 |
| ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $64 |
| Sanofi | 3 | $56 |
| Pacira Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $41 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 2 | $40 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Radius Health, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
How this compares
$3,552 in reported general payments places this provider in the 55th percentile of 808 rheumatology providers in California.
Other rheumatology in Orange
- Sheetal DesaiOrange$492K
- Mehrnaz HojjatiOrange$137K
- Sudhakar TumuluriSan Francisco$2.8M
- Ara DikranianSan Diego$2.2M
- Orrin TroumSanta Monica$1.8M
- Robin DoreTustin$1.5M
- Samy MetyasCovina$1.3M
- Rhonda LambertSan Mateo$1.1M
- William ShielMission Viejo$924K
- Mark BoriginiDowney$920K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.