Physician profile

Daniel G Sterns

Internal Medicine · Laguna Hillsq, CA

NPI 1083744643

$3,665.23

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

35 companies · $57.35 in 2025

The $57.35 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Internal Medicine provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $156).

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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$928.66

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
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $620.90 2019-2023 Farxiga
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC $337.69 2019-2023 Xarelto
Novo Nordisk INC $270.66 2020-2023 Ozempic, Rybelsus
Amgen INC. $258.37 2019-2023 Repatha, Otezla, Evenity
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $215.69 2019-2023
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals INC. $213.02 2021-2023
Abbvie INC. $197.97 2019-2023 Vraylar
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $184.66 2019-2023 Vaxneuvance, Gardasil 9, Verquvo
Astellas Pharma US INC $128.45 2019-2021
Pfizer INC. $121.43 2019-2024
Glaxosmithkline, LLC. $118.15 2019-2023 Shingrix, Arexvy
Exact Sciences Corporation $104.43 2023-2025 Cologuard Collection Kit
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company LTD. $98.51 2022
Allergan, INC. $90.18 2020
Amarin Pharma, INC. $74.98 2019-2022
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Radius Health, INC. $66.43 2019
Eisai INC. $60.80 2020-2021
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, INC. $60.35 2022-2023 Jynarque
Almatica Pharma LLC $49.33 2022-2023 Loreev Xr
Sanofi Pasteur INC. $46.21 2019-2020
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $42.00 2021
Lilly USA, LLC $41.13 2022-2023 Jardiance
Boston Scientific Corporation $36.49 2019-2020
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., INC. $27.22 2022
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical INC. $26.65 2023 Crysvita
Kyowa Kirin, INC. $25.47 2023
Genentech USA, INC. $22.46 2021
Bausch Health US, LLC $18.18 2019
Shield Therapeutics INC $17.42 2022
Qiagen, LLC $17.36 2021
Ibsa Pharma INC. $15.49 2022
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $15.47 2023 Edwards Sapien 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Thv)
Bardy Diagnostics, INC. $15.01 2020
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals INC. $13.46 2022
Daiichi Sankyo INC. $13.21 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Daniel G Sterns

$3,665.23

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Context
The $57.35 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Internal Medicine provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $156).

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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.