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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utku Kandemir | San Francisco, CA | $172,538.87 | $483,795.47 |
| Vladimir Zeetser | Encino, CA | $171,982.53 | $676,911.76 |
| David M Engman | West Hollywood, CA | $171,970.14 | $1,184,820.21 |
| Ali A Habib | Orange, CA | $171,433.17 | $461,353.16 |
| Julie Gerberding | San Francisco, CA | $171,294.15 | $172,746.16 |
| Norman Lepor | Beverly Hills, CA | $171,227.67 | $2,029,681.87 |
| Ramez N Eskander | Encinitas, CA | $169,928.40 | $706,485.32 |
| Jessica Stewart | Los Angeles, CA | $169,611.08 | $253,929.18 |
| Nitin Rohatgi | Sacramento, CA | $169,589.32 | $814,087.52 |
| Bingbing Song | Loma Linda, CA | $168,076.84 | $723,430.99 |
| Curtiss T Stinis | La Jolla, CA | $167,746.31 | $759,006.67 |
| Jay Moon Lee | Los Angeles, CA | $166,506.48 | $532,266.13 |
| Robert G Hale | Woodland Hills, CA | $165,847.73 | $230,317.69 |
| Derek T Ward | San Francisco, CA | $165,249.27 | $392,144.43 |
| Suhail Dohad | Beverly Hills, CA | $165,203.00 | $803,269.99 |
| Rajesh Behl | Berkeley, CA | $164,983.60 | $583,960.31 |
| Amar Dixit | Beaumont, CA | $164,962.99 | $345,413.73 |
| Randall Ow | Roseville, CA | $164,661.67 | $1,360,270.84 |
| Steven Lawrence Barnett | Orange, CA | $164,358.07 | $804,117.52 |
| Margaret Jiemin Zhou | Stanford, CA | $163,012.77 | $287,935.44 |
| Wesley Phipatanakul | Loma Linda, CA | $162,183.14 | $669,420.69 |
| Jeanette Black | Los Angeles, CA | $161,603.46 | $491,596.05 |
| Tony Joseph Masri | Los Gatos, CA | $160,336.65 | $327,096.34 |
| Jonathan Robert Manning Kaplan | Orange, CA | $160,003.83 | $439,257.53 |
| Hal M Weitzbuch | Calabasas, CA | $159,856.08 | $470,791.25 |
| Gansevoort Hurlbut Dunnington | Saint Helena, CA | $158,902.09 | $764,143.49 |
| Catherine L Oberg | Torrance, CA | $158,296.56 | $456,921.42 |
| Oliver O Tannous | San Diego, CA | $158,199.92 | $566,063.99 |
| Philip T Sager | San Francisco, CA | $158,025.00 | $714,090.84 |
| Alon Y Avidan | Los Angeles, CA | $157,885.81 | $513,281.90 |
| Roger Kornu | Tustin, CA | $157,327.13 | $824,971.80 |
| Yehuda Handelsman | Tarzana, CA | $156,462.00 | $1,036,560.87 |
| Sarmen Vatche Sarkissian | Mission Hills, CA | $156,331.97 | $675,420.20 |
| Doff B Mcelhinney | Palo Alto, CA | $156,327.32 | $1,179,180.79 |
| Erik A Schnaser | Rancho Mirage, CA | $155,990.24 | $950,502.19 |
| Edris Aman | Sacramento, CA | $155,980.52 | $515,554.54 |
| Derrick L Butler | Los Angeles, CA | $155,301.47 | $691,736.22 |
| Brett Andrew Gidney | Santa Barbara, CA | $154,806.09 | $756,412.94 |
| James D Kelly | San Francisco, CA | $153,953.54 | $848,246.14 |
| Johnny K Chang | Encino, CA | $153,949.28 | $884,051.89 |
| Rajkumar Reyes Dasgupta | Pasadena, CA | $153,345.42 | $929,648.48 |
| John A Scolaro | Orange, CA | $152,879.50 | $1,001,704.37 |
| Denise Sharon Sinaga | Northridge, CA | $152,500.00 | $728,400.00 |
| Emil A Tanghetti | Sacramento, CA | $152,160.74 | $801,397.78 |
| Lee A Tan | San Francisco, CA | $151,783.52 | $682,219.50 |
| Pamela C Lee | San Diego, CA | $151,539.04 | $543,662.73 |
| Stephanie Yeung | Santa Monica, CA | $151,216.99 | $195,123.57 |
| Rhonda Elaine Lambert | San Mateo, CA | $151,073.31 | $1,121,634.19 |
| Vivian Look | San Jose, CA | $150,848.59 | $152,192.46 |
| Michael B Banffy | Los Angeles, CA | $150,555.37 | $577,710.81 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026).