Timothy Vartanian
Neurology · New York, NYNPI 1437255056
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (46.6%), consulting fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 9 manufacturers reported payments, led by Biogen at 35.4% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $157,382 and has fallen 100.0% since, to $36 in 2025. Among neurology clinicians in NY 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 335 payments — averaging $1397.77 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Biogen$166K
- Genentech USA, Inc.$134K
- Sanofi$63K
- Genentech, Inc.$40K
- TG Therapeutics, Inc.$34K
- EMD Serono, Inc.$11K
- plus $20K from 3 others
Across 18 payments — averaging $787.66 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.
- F. Hoffmann-la Roche AG$14K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$196,86942%
- Speaking & faculty fees$218,13047%
- Travel & lodging$42,2899%
- Food & beverage$10,8732%
- Education$930%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Biogen | 132 | $165,600 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 87 | $134,059 |
| Sanofi | 29 | $62,771 |
| Genentech, Inc. | 19 | $40,010 |
| TG Therapeutics, Inc. | 34 | $34,384 |
| EMD Serono, Inc. | 14 | $10,936 |
| Amgen(2 entities) | 12 | $7,455 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 3 | $7,044 |
| Novartis | 5 | $5,995 |
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
$468,254 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 1,623 neurology providers in New York.
Other neurology in New York
- Stephen KriegerNew York$1.1M
- Sheng-Han KuoNew York$657K
- Steven WolfNew York$428K
- David DodickNew York$426K
- David SimpsonNew York$403K
- Fred LublinNew York$383K
- Alexander ShtilbansNew York$374K
- Andrew LassmanNew York$359K
- Brian ApatoffNew York$295K
- Aaron MillerNew York$280K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.