Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $1.0M | 192 | 47.2% |
| Consulting Fee | $975,275 | 132 | 45.8% |
| Travel and Lodging | $119,364 | 305 | 5.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $28,940 | 555 | 1.4% |
| Education | $167.04 | 24 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABBVIE INC. | $1.8M | 811 | $0 (2024) |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.P. | $146,000 | 187 | $0 (2024) |
| Allergan, Inc. | $99,396 | 109 | $0 (2022) |
| MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC. | $62,547 | 63 | $0 (2024) |
| Galderma Research & Development, LLC | $2,231 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | $488.03 | 22 | $0 (2023) |
| PFIZER INC. | $84.31 | 5 | $0 (2022) |
| GENZYME CORPORATION | $61.95 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| Almirall LLC | $38.54 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $27.96 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | 392 | ABBVIE INC. ($1.1M) |
| 2023 | $776,525 | 469 | ABBVIE INC. ($721,346) |
| 2022 | $248,231 | 289 | Galderma Laboratories, L.P. ($128,145) |
| 2021 | $11,490 | 53 | Allergan, Inc. ($10,896) |
| 2020 | $70.04 | 4 | AbbVie Inc. ($32.45) |
| 2019 | $97.33 | 1 | Allergan Inc. ($97.33) |
All Payment Transactions
1,208 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 49
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,850.00 | General |
| 12/31/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,550.00 | General |
| 12/31/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,550.00 | General |
| 12/31/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,550.00 | General |
| 12/31/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,550.00 | General |
| 12/31/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,550.00 | General |
| 12/31/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,550.00 | General |
| 12/31/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,850.00 | General |
| 12/31/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | BOTOX (Biological) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $712.50 | General |
| Category: FACIAL AESTHETICS | ||||||
| 12/24/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,550.00 | General |
| 12/24/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,550.00 | General |
| 12/24/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,550.00 | General |
| 12/21/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.63 | General |
| 12/18/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.64 | General |
| 12/16/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | BOTOX (Biological) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $63,070.50 | General |
| Category: FACIAL AESTHETICS | ||||||
| 12/16/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $2,559.34 | General |
| 12/16/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $833.11 | General |
| 12/16/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $114.64 | General |
| 12/16/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.00 | General |
| 12/12/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.15 | General |
| 12/10/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,282.50 | General |
| 12/07/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.42 | General |
| 12/07/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.95 | General |
| 12/04/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.78 | General |
| 12/03/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | BOTOX (Biological) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $14,250.00 | General |
| Category: FACIAL AESTHETICS | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 60 | 147 | $9,913 | $3,316 |
| 2022 | 18 | 646 | 1,164 | $159,009 | $63,090 |
| 2021 | 29 | 1,880 | 3,702 | $448,213 | $191,677 |
| 2020 | 17 | 1,229 | 2,155 | $271,099 | $87,610 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
68 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17110 | Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths | Office | 2023 | 13 | 18 | $3,535 | $1,362 | 38.5% |
| 17000 | Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | Office | 2023 | 18 | 24 | $2,723 | $760.03 | 27.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 16 | 18 | $2,641 | $674.98 | 25.6% |
| 17003 | Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths | Office | 2023 | 13 | 87 | $1,014 | $518.48 | 51.1% |
| 17110 | Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths | Office | 2022 | 79 | 105 | $20,491 | $7,639 | 37.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 90 | 121 | $17,968 | $7,608 | 42.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 67 | 79 | $16,519 | $6,301 | 38.1% |
| 17000 | Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | Office | 2022 | 105 | 167 | $18,961 | $5,738 | 30.3% |
| 13101 | Complicated repair of wound of trunk, 2.6-7.5 cm | Office | 2022 | 15 | 16 | $10,928 | $5,461 | 50.0% |
| 13121 | Complicated repair of wound of scalp, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | Office | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $10,192 | $5,350 | 52.5% |
| 88305 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | Office | 2022 | 40 | 80 | $9,592 | $5,078 | 52.9% |
| 13132 | Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 2.6-7.5 cm | Office | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $9,626 | $3,826 | 39.8% |
| 17003 | Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths | Office | 2022 | 73 | 386 | $4,547 | $2,387 | 52.5% |
| 11302 | Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | Office | 2022 | 21 | 24 | $5,748 | $2,166 | 37.7% |
| 11301 | Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm | Office | 2022 | 24 | 31 | $6,576 | $2,140 | 32.5% |
| 11311 | Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm | Office | 2022 | 17 | 27 | $6,409 | $2,068 | 32.3% |
| 11603 | Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm | Office | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $6,582 | $1,726 | 26.2% |
| 11310 | Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.5 cm or less | Office | 2022 | 21 | 26 | $5,266 | $1,679 | 31.9% |
| 11306 | Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm | Office | 2022 | 13 | 19 | $4,046 | $1,341 | 33.1% |
| 11312 | Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm | Office | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $2,952 | $1,201 | 40.7% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 14 | 15 | $1,403 | $739.20 | 52.7% |
| 88304 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity | Office | 2022 | 16 | 17 | $1,204 | $642.13 | 53.3% |
| 88305 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | Office | 2021 | 171 | 431 | $50,518 | $27,223 | 53.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 260 | 389 | $57,797 | $26,521 | 45.9% |
| 17110 | Destruction of up to 14 skin growths | Office | 2021 | 225 | 345 | $67,202 | $25,956 | 38.6% |
About Dr. Sam Khalifian, MD
Dr. Sam Khalifian, MD is a Dermatology healthcare provider based in La Mesa, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 10/05/2014. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1174926190.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Sam Khalifian, MD has received a total of $2.1M in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1.1M received in 2024. These payments were reported across 1,208 transactions from 15 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program" ($1.0M).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Khalifian has provided services to 3,815 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 7,168 services with total Medicare billing of $345,692. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 68 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Dermatology
- Other Specialties Pediatric Dermatology, Procedural Dermatology
- Location La Mesa, CA
- Active Since 10/05/2014
- Last Updated 08/03/2022
- Taxonomy Code 207N00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1174926190
Products in Payments
- BOTOX (Biological) $895,720
- Xeomin (Biological) $44,003
- NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) $895.70
- Absorica LD (Drug) $252.66
- DYSPORT (Biological) $106.19
- SKYRIZI (Biological) $85.58
- DUPIXENT (Biological) $81.57
- EUCRISA (Drug) $65.97
- Odomzo (Drug) $60.00
- RINVOQ (Biological) $56.78
- Winlevi (Drug) $48.14
- HUMIRA (Biological) $34.71
- Sotyktu (Drug) $27.96
- DUOBRII (Drug) $27.46
- LIBTAYO (Biological) $27.21
- TALTZ (Drug) $25.97
- Seysara (Drug) $22.34
- CIBINQO (Drug) $18.34
- AKLIEF (Drug) $16.52
- Klisyri (Drug) $16.20
Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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