Physician profile

Sanjiv Sharma

Cardiovascular Disease · Bakersfield, CA

NPI 1336342138

$5,031.03

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

36 companies · $227 in 2025

The $227 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Cardiovascular Disease provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $433).

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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$1,261.47

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
Csl Behring $988.05 2019-2021
Amgen INC. $668.95 2019-2025 Repatha
Abbott Laboratories $437.53 2019-2025 Merlin@Home, Xience Skypoint
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $394.07 2021-2025 Verquvo
Abiomed $318.30 2019
Penumbra, INC. $227.62 2024 Indigo System, Ruby Coil
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $213.48 2019-2025
Cvrx, INC. $177.11 2022-2023 Barostim Neo System
Amarin Pharma, INC. $152.63 2019
Getinge USA Sales, LLC $149.78 2020
Pfizer INC. $142.87 2019-2024
Boston Scientific Corporation $141.14 2019-2021
Medtronic Vascular, INC. $123.64 2019
Medtronic, INC. $94.84 2024-2025 In.Pact Admiral, Symplicity G3, Turbohawk
Scpharmaceuticals INC. $90.92 2024-2025
Show all 35 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, LTD. $76.92 2021-2023 Arcalyst
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $75.89 2022-2025 Wainua, Farxiga
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $62.41 2019-2021
Irhythm Technologies, INC. $61.99 2022-2023 Zio Xt Patch
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals INC. $61.00 2019-2022
Gilead Sciences, INC. $56.92 2019
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC $38.67 2019
Cathworks, INC. $35.99 2019
Akcea Therapeutics, INC. $35.10 2020
Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) $31.96 2022-2023 Lifevest
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, INC. $24.44 2024
Cardiva Medical, INC. $21.95 2020
Cook Medical LLC $20.10 2023 Performer
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, INC. $18.87 2019
Daiichi Sankyo INC. $17.74 2023 Injectafer
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, Plc $17.06 2024 Arcalyst
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $15.36 2023 Camzyos
Lupin INC. $13.32 2020
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals INC. $12.62 2021
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, INC. $11.79 2019

1 company reported research payments only; those appear in the research section below.

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Sanjiv Sharma

$5,031.03

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Csl Behring
Context
The $227 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Cardiovascular Disease provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $433).

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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.