Vivian Bykerk
Rheumatology · New York, NYNPI 1497089502
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $65,719 of the $84,051 with a category attached, or 78.2%. 14 manufacturers reported payments, led by E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. at 29.0% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2020 at $32,378 and has fallen 96.1% since, to $1,250 in 2024. Among rheumatology clinicians in NY 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 82 payments — averaging $1025.02 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$24K
- Gilead$17K
- Regeneron$13K
- Sanofi$7K
- Pfizer$4K
- Janssen Global Services, LLC$4K
- plus $14K from 8 others
Across 29 payments — averaging $1422.40 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.
- Amgen$16K
- UCB, Inc.$13K
- Sanofi$5K
- Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC$4K
- Pfizer$3K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$65,71978%
- Speaking & faculty fees$10,77813%
- Travel & lodging$6,0187%
- Food & beverage$1,5372%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 27 | $24,410 |
| Gilead | 16 | $17,118 |
| Regeneron | 15 | $13,291 |
| Sanofi | 3 | $7,234 |
| Pfizer | 3 | $4,250 |
| Janssen Global Services, LLC | 2 | $4,050 |
| UCB SA | 1 | $3,600 |
| F. Hoffmann-la Roche AG | 1 | $3,408 |
| Amgen | 2 | $2,788 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 5 | $2,406 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $600 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 2 | $600 |
| Novartis | 2 | $185 |
| Merck | 2 | $111 |
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
$84,051 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 541 rheumatology providers in New York.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| OrenciaAbatacept | 12 | $68,694 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.Orencia | $24,410 | $68,69412 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 541 rheumatology providers in New York.
Other rheumatology in New York
- Laurie GlimcherNew York$3.9M
- Grace WrightNew York$3M
- Sergio SchwartzmanNew York$2.5M
- Allan GibofskyNew York$1.9M
- Petros EfthimiouNew York$791K
- Olga PetrynaNew York$509K
- Danielle PeterselNew York$461K
- Jose ScherNew York$446K
- Jason FallerNew York$357K
- Lindsay LallyNew York$340K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.