Physician profile

Eli Meltzer

San Diego, CA

NPI 1780602300

$153,357.84

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

24 companies · $5,179 in 2025

The $5,179 reported for 2025 was more than what 98% of providers received nationally.

Payments by year

General and research 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)
Consulting Fee$14,400.00
Travel and Lodging$1,038.83
Food and Beverage$118.81
Education$19.81

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. Research payments are listed separately below. Product names cover 2023-2025.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Optinose US, INC. $30,560.56 2019-2022
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, INC. $25,548.03 2019-2023
Alk-Abello, INC $21,268.07 2019
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $13,604.81 2020-2023
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, INC. $12,685.40 2019
Genzyme Corporation $9,747.83 2020-2025
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC $8,400.00 2023
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $7,763.00 2019
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA $6,130.10 2021
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $5,120.70 2019
Mylan Specialty L.P. $3,750.00 2020
Boehringer Ingelheim International Gmbh $3,538.35 2019-2020
Mylan INC. $2,420.00 2020
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited $2,000.00 2020
Glaxosmithkline, LLC. $221.01 2021-2022
Show all 21 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Genentech USA, INC. $113.40 2019
Biocryst US Sales Co., LLC $109.55 2021
Abbvie INC. $100.64 2022
Pfizer INC. $97.67 2022
Grifols USA, LLC $95.31 2021
Genentech, INC. $83.41 2022

3 companies reported research payments only; those appear in the research section below.

Research and ownership

$96,405.01 in research payments reported 2019-2025. Research payments are often institution-directed and tied to clinical trials: they are reported under a clinician's name but frequently go to a hospital or research organization, and usually reflect participation in medical research.

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Payment summary

Eli Meltzer

$153,357.84

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Celgene Corporation
Context
The $5,179 reported for 2025 was more than what 98% of providers received nationally.

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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.