Wendy Essenburg
Dermatology · Selden, NYNPI 1053407932
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 90.2% of the total across 135 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 19 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 26.5% of the total. That places this record below the midpoint for dermatology clinicians in NY, where the typical reported total is $2,360.
Across 135 payments — averaging $20.62 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$738
- Johnson & Johnson$456
- Novartis$307
- Amgen$194
- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.$161
- Lilly USA, LLC$143
- plus $784 from 13 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,51090%
- Education$27410%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie | 45 | $738 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 14 | $456 |
| Novartis | 16 | $307 |
| Amgen | 7 | $194 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 7 | $161 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 7 | $143 |
| Sanofi | 7 | $141 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 4 | $93 |
| Incyte Corporation | 4 | $90 |
| Almirall LLC | 4 | $80 |
| Ortho Dermatologics, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 3 | $66 |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.p. | 3 | $55 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 4 | $48 |
| Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC | 2 | $48 |
| Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $46 |
| Biofrontera Inc. | 2 | $34 |
| UCB, Inc. | 1 | $33 |
| Pfizer | 2 | $29 |
| Dermavant Sciences, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
How this compares
$2,784 in reported general payments places this provider in the 50th percentile of 1,151 dermatology providers in New York.
Other dermatology in Selden
- Alexandra GolantNew York$3.6M
- David CohenNew York$3M
- Michael CameronNew York$2.6M
- Saakshi KhattriNew York$2.4M
- Amy WechslerNew York$2.4M
- Jeffrey WeinbergKew Gardens$2.3M
- Joshua ZeichnerNew York$2.1M
- Russell CohenOceanside$2.1M
- Jeffrey LaducaAuburn$1.9M
- Emma GuttmanNew York$1.7M
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.