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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Heaney | Los Angeles, CA | $200,866.46 | $632,470.83 |
| Elysia M Alvarez | Palo Alto, CA | $199,999.00 | $199,999.00 |
| Leigh Ann Obanion | Fresno, CA | $199,187.36 | $470,132.40 |
| Donna Lisa Galante | Rocklin, CA | $199,018.72 | $568,439.08 |
| Zafar S Khan | Fountain Valley, CA | $198,082.20 | $1,355,535.14 |
| Julia Buchfuhrer | Downey, CA | $197,871.14 | $308,454.08 |
| Said I Jacob | San Bernardino, CA | $197,592.38 | $939,592.12 |
| John M Stern | Los Angeles, CA | $197,076.68 | $998,678.36 |
| Adam J Kreitenberg | Tarzana, CA | $196,841.42 | $862,684.32 |
| Erik Zeegen | Tarzana, CA | $196,157.11 | $409,239.32 |
| Don O Kikkawa | La Jolla, CA | $196,033.03 | $349,755.24 |
| Samir Sharma | Los Gatos, CA | $194,933.88 | $860,093.13 |
| Edward J Mcpherson | Los Angeles, CA | $194,141.16 | $1,213,285.68 |
| Julio A Gutierrez | Los Angeles, CA | $193,957.87 | $899,434.91 |
| Larry Khoo | Los Angeles, CA | $193,864.81 | $2,821,611.52 |
| Brian Daniel Cone | Los Angeles, CA | $192,970.03 | $518,630.92 |
| Yan Kalika | San Francisco, CA | $192,531.66 | $888,707.55 |
| Amir Hossein Lebastchi | Los Angeles, CA | $191,475.96 | $478,322.48 |
| Aaron Afshin Cohen-Gadol | Los Angeles, CA | $190,885.81 | $1,262,027.87 |
| Ronald Roncone | Vista, CA | $190,559.09 | $1,511,893.46 |
| Derek T Dee | Huntington Beach, CA | $189,657.18 | $191,795.00 |
| Reza Ronaghi | Santa Monica, CA | $188,294.48 | $389,961.56 |
| Craig A Swanson | Sacramento, CA | $188,226.01 | $200,697.75 |
| Jeffrey R Unger | Chino, CA | $188,167.72 | $906,590.23 |
| Jonathan Hero Chung | San Diego, CA | $187,281.78 | $758,352.00 |
| Jonathan C Hsu | San Diego, CA | $186,462.70 | $1,180,806.10 |
| Said Beydoun | Los Angeles, CA | $186,245.93 | $990,739.43 |
| Rayshad Oshtory | San Francisco, CA | $185,133.56 | $593,061.92 |
| Chamindra G Laverty | San Diego, CA | $184,797.08 | $665,097.31 |
| Gil Y Melmed | Los Angeles, CA | $184,767.87 | $540,718.32 |
| Yashar Javidan | Los Angeles, CA | $182,491.29 | $684,563.36 |
| Nitin N Bhatia | Orange, CA | $182,120.26 | $1,192,369.60 |
| Afshin Bahador | San Diego, CA | $182,072.51 | $701,473.93 |
| Robin Kathleen Dore | Tustin, CA | $181,545.69 | $1,518,976.05 |
| Joselito C Cabaccan | San Jose, CA | $180,499.54 | $1,474,717.71 |
| Vijay Purushoth Balasubramanian | Fresno, CA | $180,124.16 | $531,404.01 |
| Sumit Garg | Irvine, CA | $178,848.62 | $815,843.06 |
| Vikram M Udani | San Diego, CA | $178,726.20 | $1,102,964.43 |
| Sayna Norouzi | Loma Linda, CA | $177,983.40 | $363,400.06 |
| John S Boswell | Fresno, CA | $177,826.87 | $777,376.22 |
| Patricia Adriana Ares-Romero | Hanford, CA | $176,556.82 | $507,884.01 |
| Hyong S Kim | La Jolla, CA | $176,099.83 | $1,022,387.57 |
| Michael Coughlin | San Francisco, CA | $175,233.18 | $1,592,451.73 |
| Mike Tzuhen Wei | Stanford, CA | $174,823.32 | $381,751.21 |
| Derek F Amanatullah | Stanford, CA | $174,367.98 | $847,269.66 |
| Benjamin Farahnik | Long Beach, CA | $174,190.15 | $198,454.32 |
| Joe Gorelick | Campbell, CA | $173,902.55 | $637,720.37 |
| Christopher M Hoshino | Torrance, CA | $173,396.54 | $356,041.58 |
| Eric Scott Farbman | Fresno, CA | $173,124.38 | $865,605.02 |
| David N Pham | Westminster, CA | $172,879.79 | $574,244.89 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026).