RxDoctor Payments Data

Allyson Zella Prater

Medical · Pittsburgh, PANPI 1265490742

Payments from drug & device makers

What this record shows

Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 92.7% of the total across 1,718 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 60 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 11.0% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Among medical clinicians in PA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.

$31,735in general payments, 2019–2025

Across 1,718 payments — averaging $18.47 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.

  • AbbVie$4K
  • Novartis$2K
  • Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.$2K
  • Biogen$2K
  • AstraZeneca$1K
  • Lundbeck LLC$1K
  • plus $20K from 54 others

What the payments were for

  • Consulting fees$4751%
  • Speaking & faculty fees$1,1314%
  • Travel & lodging$4691%
  • Food & beverage$29,40393%
  • Education$2571%

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

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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.

CompanyPaymentsTotal
AbbVie(2 entities)203$3,506
Novartis119$1,855
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.105$1,793
Biogen84$1,686
AstraZeneca(2 entities)36$1,371
Lundbeck LLC82$1,362
Eisai Inc.60$1,354
EMD Serono, Inc.62$1,292
Sanofi30$1,282
Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc65$1,120
MDD US Operations, LLC55$962
Pfizer77$931
Genentech USA, Inc.45$906
UCB, Inc.39$879
Bristol Myers Squibb65$860
Lilly USA, LLC40$754
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.67$724
SK Life Science, Inc.31$630
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.46$617
Avadel CNS Pharmaceuticals, LLC49$582
Kyowa Kirin, Inc.32$561
Livanova USA, Inc.5$555
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc23$498
TG Therapeutics, Inc.11$430
Neurelis, Inc.22$422
Johnson & Johnson25$407
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.18$360
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.18$353
Amgen(2 entities)15$314
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.13$302
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.28$270
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.13$247
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.11$205
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.9$167
Impel Pharmaceuticals Inc.14$167
Avion Pharmaceuticals9$160
Argenx US, Inc.6$142
Banner Life Sciences, LLC8$136
E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.2$134
Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc.9$132
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.6$127
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.5$115
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.7$108
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.7$91
CSL Behring4$85
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC4$83
Grifols USA, LLC4$80
Tanabe Pharma America, Inc.4$72
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.4$70
Upsher-smith Laboratories LLC3$70
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.3$56
Impel Pharmaceuticals LLC3$55
Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC2$49
Genentech, Inc.1$47
Abbott2$40
Almatica Pharma LLC2$39
Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc1$32
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.1$20
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1$18
Boston Scientific1$17

What the payments were tied to

Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.

How this compares

$31,735 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 2,594 medical providers in Pennsylvania.

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Most prescribed under Part D

DrugClaimsCost to plans & patients
Gamunex-CImmune Globul G/Gly/Iga Avg 4624$346,348
Kesimpta PenOfatumumab26$244,017
AubagioTeriflunomide21$186,950
MayzentSiponimod11$144,567
Rebif RebidoseInterferon Beta-1a/Albumin13$134,518
Nurtec OdtRimegepant Sulfate102$132,867
Avonex Pen (4 Pack)Interferon Beta-1a12$94,282
Glatiramer Acetate52$91,482
CopaxoneGlatiramer Acetate12$70,964
BotoxOnabotulinumtoxina45$59,917
AptiomEslicarbazepine Acetate32$56,929
Aimovig AutoinjectorErenumab-Aooe49$47,926
Trokendi XrTopiramate11$41,804
Teriflunomide42$30,838
Dalfampridine ErDalfampridine92$28,852

Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.

Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs

These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.

CompanyPaid to this providerPart D cost of their drugs
Grifols USA, LLCGamunex-C$80$346,34824 claims
SanofiAubagio$1,282$186,95021 claims
NovartisMayzent$1,855$144,56711 claims
PfizerNurtec Odt, Dilantin$931$138,675123 claims
AbbVieBotox, Qulipta, Ubrelvy, Namzaric$3,506$128,573117 claims
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.Copaxone$1,793$70,96412 claims
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.Aptiom$91$56,92932 claims
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Trokendi Xr$108$41,80411 claims
UCB, Inc.Neupro$879$28,30516 claims
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Nuedexta$247$19,84212 claims
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLCPyridostigmine Bromide$83$2,39843 claims
Upsher-smith Laboratories LLCTopiramate$70$1,746174 claims

Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 95th percentile of 2,594 medical providers in Pennsylvania.

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