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In 2025, 97,674 providers in California had general (non-research) payments reported to CMS. Half received less than $172 for the year, and nine in ten received less than $2,120.

97,674providers with payments in 2025
$172median total for the year
$2,120nine in ten received less than
$3,876average total for the year

Providers with the largest 2025 general-payment totals

Ordered by 2025 general-payment totals as reported to CMS. A large total is not evidence of wrongdoing; context is below the table.

Provider Location 2025 general All payments 2019-2025 including research
Joseph Smith Rancho Santa Fe, CA $307,078.27 $307,078.27
Shyamsunder Subramanian Tracy, CA $301,306.22 $1,497,094.45
Tien Quang Nguyen Fountain Valley, CA $296,699.50 $1,360,422.34
Jason E Pope Santa Rosa, CA $294,341.71 $2,144,767.03
Rahm S Nazerali Palo Alto, CA $294,267.01 $1,512,841.73
Paul J Slosar Daly City, CA $293,741.45 $3,093,688.91
Christian E Sandrock Sacramento, CA $292,006.98 $2,105,398.48
Alexander J Nedopil Lodi, CA $291,701.43 $682,193.57
Mohammadbagher Ziari Corona, CA $291,443.81 $2,464,627.21
Farshid Dayyani Orange, CA $289,318.48 $1,164,216.10
Melissa H Kong E Palo Alto, CA $288,728.17 $302,602.94
Patrick St Pierre Rancho Mirage, CA $287,305.48 $1,718,203.75
Eric O Klineberg Sacramento, CA $287,008.11 $996,383.40
Nicholas Olson La Jolla, CA $285,132.35 $800,678.97
Steven R Gundry Palm Springs, CA $284,830.27 $1,634,689.26
Jeffrey J Crowley Bakersfield, CA $283,435.54 $2,227,491.87
Robert D Tonks La Jolla, CA $283,100.86 $1,253,382.65
Siddharth Ashok Padia Los Angeles, CA $282,209.32 $960,479.52
Seth Lawrence Sherman Stanford, CA $280,420.37 $1,188,907.64
Raman Sankar Los Angeles, CA $280,417.70 $1,103,502.54
Salima Brillman Sunnyvale, CA $277,985.23 $1,543,683.35
Dilsher S Dhoot Santa Barbara, CA $277,352.21 $2,088,164.13
Kian Karimi Los Angeles, CA $276,954.45 $1,207,617.23
Wilber Wei-Poh Su Stanford, CA $276,867.82 $1,145,360.20
Dennis J Sheehan Redwood City, CA $270,178.25 $900,098.92
Jason Bacharach Petaluma, CA $269,623.54 $1,673,625.89
Rahul Bhardwaj Loma Linda, CA $267,851.45 $935,422.19
Jonah Hebert Davies Orange, CA $266,560.95 $652,621.15
Pam R Taub La Jolla, CA $265,192.69 $1,244,761.31
Dana Figura Santa Monica, CA $265,000.00 $267,544.25
Andrea M Pakula Thousand Oaks, CA $264,648.08 $1,401,005.93
Behrooz A Akbarnia La Jolla, CA $264,595.01 $2,626,699.88
Javeed Siddiqui Roseville, CA $262,513.35 $1,522,377.57
Pamela R Kushner Los Angeles, CA $261,932.66 $1,192,574.13
John Charles Affeldt Loma Linda, CA $258,387.18 $1,101,081.92
Karolina Faysman Los Angeles, CA $258,328.18 $1,086,642.25
Mitul Patel San Diego, CA $257,461.98 $607,878.06
Michelle Ehrlich Manhattan Beach, CA $257,336.79 $734,624.39
Kenneth Widder Rancho Santa Fe, CA $256,727.32 $1,032,588.93
Amro Balki Santa Monica, CA $255,973.40 $465,036.61
Robert G Feldman Laguna Hills, CA $254,289.03 $1,161,344.22
Emilie V Cheung Stanford, CA $253,249.01 $1,112,969.11
Doris Voy Kan Quon Los Angeles, CA $252,825.46 $1,491,987.18
Joshua S Jacobs Walnut Creek, CA $250,306.43 $1,543,292.97
Jonathan W Dukes Ventura, CA $248,576.80 $774,500.72
Robert G Louis Newport Beach, CA $248,177.27 $931,515.25
Toby Michael Maher Los Angeles, CA $246,706.18 $1,379,383.55
Rohit Loomba La Jolla, CA $245,285.32 $1,104,207.81
Ehsan Rahimy Stanford, CA $244,612.41 $1,520,807.29
Jeffrey E Deckey Orange, CA $243,895.66 $1,265,096.47

Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026).