Top Internal Medicine in California by Industry Payments
This analysis ranks the top internal medicine practitioners in California by total payments received from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, based on CMS Open Payments data. The 20 providers listed here collectively received $33,424,432 over the covered period.
Top Internal Medicine by Total Industry Payments — California
CMS Open Payments| # | Provider | Total Payments | Companies | Years Active |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tung Ngo
Irvine, CA
|
$4,867,973 | 9 | 2018–2024 |
| 2 |
Christian Eversull
Stanford, CA
|
$2,896,476 | 4 | 2018–2024 |
| 3 |
Bob Geng
San Diego, CA
|
$2,680,605 | 63 | 2018–2024 |
| 4 |
Samuel Louie
Sacramento, CA
|
$2,644,128 | 20 | 2018–2024 |
| 5 |
Sacramento, CA
|
$2,104,656 | 20 | 2018–2024 |
| 6 |
Stanford, CA
|
$1,796,255 | 33 | 2018–2024 |
| 7 |
Mission Viejo, CA
|
$1,783,011 | 45 | 2018–2024 |
| 8 |
San Diego, CA
|
$1,733,121 | 32 | 2018–2024 |
| 9 |
Fred Cohen
San Francisco, CA
|
$1,589,920 | 3 | 2018–2024 |
| 10 |
Newport Beach, CA
|
$1,210,230 | 42 | 2018–2024 |
| 11 |
La Jolla, CA
|
$1,171,038 | 48 | 2018–2024 |
| 12 |
San Mateo, CA
|
$1,099,166 | 50 | 2018–2024 |
| 13 |
Santa Monica, CA
|
$1,069,327 | 55 | 2018–2024 |
| 14 |
Steven Edelman
San Diego, CA
|
$1,040,598 | 36 | 2018–2024 |
| 15 |
Rahul Sharma
Stanford, CA
|
$1,034,825 | 29 | 2018–2024 |
| 16 |
Sacramento, CA
|
$994,953 | 16 | 2018–2024 |
| 17 |
Hyong Kim
La Jolla, CA
|
$994,727 | 10 | 2018–2024 |
| 18 |
John Teerlink
San Francisco, CA
|
$913,724 | 28 | 2018–2024 |
| 19 |
Teck Ling
Palo Alto, CA
|
$900,598 | 3 | 2018–2024 |
| 20 |
Rancho Mirage, CA
|
$899,102 | 38 | 2018–2024 |
State payment context — Internal Medicine in California
CMS Open PaymentsBeyond the top recipients listed above, 12,730 internal medicine providers in California have at least one disclosed industry payment, totaling $136,793,970 (2018–2024).
The median internal medicine provider in California received $391 in total payments, versus a national median of $406 for the same specialty.
Payments to this specialty in California peaked in 2024, when $22,944,257 changed hands across 141,779 transactions. Medtronic, Inc. has been the largest single payer over the period, and San Francisco leads all California cities in payment volume for this specialty.
Top companies paying Internal Medicine providers in California
| Company | Total payments | Providers paid | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $9,234,960 | 1,068 | 10,686 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $6,585,037 | 4,197 | 62,882 |
| Amgen Inc. | $4,650,585 | 3,556 | 55,794 |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | $4,427,674 | 1,943 | 21,915 |
| PFIZER INC. | $4,423,495 | 4,030 | 45,878 |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $3,959,547 | 3,372 | 42,830 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $3,347,999 | 2,242 | 21,881 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $3,336,614 | 3,048 | 37,043 |
Industry payments to Internal Medicine providers in California by year
| Year | Total payments | Providers paid | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $20,884,593 | 7,502 | 178,608 |
| 2019 | $21,610,227 | 7,156 | 164,004 |
| 2020 | $11,693,711 | 5,445 | 96,438 |
| 2021 | $20,244,576 | 5,968 | 128,271 |
| 2022 | $18,132,829 | 6,447 | 133,674 |
| 2023 | $21,283,777 | 6,787 | 139,389 |
| 2024 | $22,944,257 | 7,064 | 141,779 |
Top California cities for Internal Medicine industry payments
| City | Total payments | Providers paid | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $16,729,607 | 747 | 45,583 |
| Stanford | $12,255,838 | 349 | 10,557 |
| Los Angeles | $11,029,302 | 1,006 | 67,363 |
| San Diego | $10,473,400 | 630 | 39,113 |
| Sacramento | $8,019,598 | 384 | 22,130 |
| La Jolla | $6,432,893 | 147 | 16,299 |
| Santa Monica | $5,527,252 | 158 | 11,210 |
| Irvine | $5,299,211 | 149 | 7,428 |