Wali Qayoumi, MD
Neurology · San Diego, CANPI 1093178220
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 13 payments — averaging $9792.80 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Biogen$88K
- Argenx US, Inc.$39K
- Amgen$54
- Tanabe Pharma America, Inc.$28
- Johnson & Johnson$23
- NS Pharma, Inc.$19
- plus $32 from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Grants$87,710100%
- Food & beverage$2820%
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 | 2 | $87,837 |
| Argenx US, Inc. | 4 | $39,314 |
| Amgen | 2 | $54 |
| Tanabe Pharma America, Inc. | 1 | $28 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $23 |
| NS Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Cadwell Industries, Inc | 1 | $17 |
| Eisai Inc. | 1 | $14 |
How this compares
$127,306 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 1,996 neurology providers in California.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Radicava OrsEdaravone | 12 | $153,732 |
| Azathioprine | 33 | $3,314 |
| Pyridostigmine Bromide | 25 | $2,160 |
| Gabapentin | 52 | $1,710 |
| Riluzole | 17 | $1,210 |
| Levetiracetam | 27 | $935 |
| Pregabalin | 17 | $474 |
| Prednisone | 27 | $445 |
| Topiramate | 16 | $410 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 11 | $252 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 20 | $237 |
| Sumatriptan Succinate | 32 | $209 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other neurology in San Diego
- Chamindra LavertySan Diego$2.3M
- Timothy CloughesyLos Angeles$33.1M
- Jack FlorinFullerton$13M
- David KudrowSanta Monica$12.8M
- John Ravitsla Jolla$8.4M
- Perminder BhatiaFresno$8.3M
- Perry ShiehLos Angeles$8.2M
- Benjamin FrishbergCarlsbad$8.2M
- Bruce CreeSan Francisco$8M
- Lawrence RechtPalo Alto$6.6M
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.