Allison Brown
Physician Assistant · Weirton, WVNPI 1255625299
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 234 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 15 manufacturers reported payments, led by Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC at 26.0% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $1,082 and has fallen 70.9% since, to $315 in 2025. Among physician assistant clinicians in WV with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 234 payments — averaging $15.10 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$919
- Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.$714
- AbbVie$524
- Abbott$350
- Johnson & Johnson$277
- Pfizer$266
- plus $482 from 9 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,533100%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 69 | $919 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 49 | $714 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 31 | $524 |
| Abbott | 23 | $350 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 21 | $277 |
| Pfizer | 15 | $266 |
| Virtus Pharmaceuticals LLC | 6 | $115 |
| Amgen | 4 | $75 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 4 | $67 |
| Valinor Pharma, LLC | 4 | $65 |
| Lundbeck LLC | 2 | $48 |
| Medtronic | 3 | $48 |
| GRT US Holding, Inc. | 1 | $28 |
| Redhill Biopharma Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $17 |
How this compares
$3,533 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 833 physician assistant providers in West Virginia.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Methocarbamol | 16 | $353 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 43 | $200 |
| Methylprednisolone | 15 | $73 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 13 | $60 |
| Meloxicam | 53 | $47 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other physician assistant in Weirton
- Marcie KrivakWeirton$4K
- Amy ButtsWellsburg$258K
- Alexander EpperlySouth Charleston$21K
- Kelley WhoolerySouth Charleston$17K
- Jordan BrewerMorgantown$15K
- Tasha ElswickWinfield$14K
- Frances PauleyCharleston$14K
- Danielle MolinaCharleston$12K
- Erik AndersonSouth Charleston$11K
- Catherine EnsingerParkersburg$11K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.