Physician profile

Melissa Bustos

Physician Assistant · La Puente, CA

NPI 1275902181

$3,868.96

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

16 companies · $715 in 2025

The $715 reported for 2025 was more than what 78% of Physician Assistant providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $183).

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Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Food and Beverage$2,136.56
Education$99.99

Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.

Who reported paying

General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Abbvie INC. $1,121.22 2022-2025
Genzyme Corporation $881.30 2021-2025
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, INC. $699.00 2021-2023 Dupixent
Janssen Biotech, INC. $323.59 2022-2024 Tremfya
Amgen INC. $245.12 2022-2024 Otezla
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $141.05 2022-2023
Leo Pharma INC. $99.91 2022-2025 Adbry
Pfizer INC. $94.10 2021-2022
Ucb, INC. $70.19 2022-2024 Bimzelx
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, INC. $40.96 2023 Nuzyra
Dermira, INC. $36.66 2021
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $32.42 2024 Sotyktu
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries INC. $25.27 2025
Arcutis Biotherapeutics, INC. $24.59 2025 Zoryve
Lilly USA, LLC $18.42 2021
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Dermavant Sciences, INC. $15.16 2024 Vtama

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Melissa Bustos

$3,868.96

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2021-2025
Top company
Abbvie INC.
Context
The $715 reported for 2025 was more than what 78% of Physician Assistant providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $183).

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.