Amy Samples, PA
Physician Assistant · Bismarck, NDNPI 1376816587
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 114 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 10 manufacturers reported payments, led by Boehringer Ingelheim at 25.5% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $864 and has fallen 90.2% since, to $84 in 2025. Among physician assistant clinicians in ND 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 114 payments — averaging $20.10 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Boehringer Ingelheim$585
- Dexcom, Inc.$496
- AstraZeneca$400
- Lilly USA, LLC$369
- Bayer$150
- Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC$101
- plus $192 from 4 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,292100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 36 | $585 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 23 | $496 |
| AstraZeneca | 9 | $400 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 25 | $369 |
| Bayer | 9 | $150 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $101 |
| Novo Nordisk | 5 | $89 |
| Medtronic | 4 | $73 |
| Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Insulet Corporation | 1 | $14 |
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
$2,292 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 355 physician assistant providers in North Dakota.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| OzempicSemaglutide | 296 | $359,043 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 273 | $271,098 |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-200Insulin Degludec | 110 | $140,229 |
| MounjaroTirzepatide | 75 | $98,016 |
| Fiasp FlextouchInsulin Aspart (Niacinamide) | 89 | $97,708 |
| TrulicityDulaglutide | 70 | $91,144 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 40 | $49,497 |
| Humalog Kwikpen U-200Insulin Lispro | 18 | $42,388 |
| Toujeo Max SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 14 | $31,902 |
| Toujeo SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 32 | $25,284 |
| Novolog FlexpenInsulin Aspart | 68 | $25,153 |
| KerendiaFinerenone | 13 | $24,487 |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-100Insulin Degludec | 22 | $12,368 |
| GlyxambiEmpagliflozin/Linagliptin | 12 | $11,360 |
| Humalog Kwikpen U-100Insulin Lispro | 34 | $11,072 |
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.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| Novo NordiskOzempic | $89 | $359,043296 claims |
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance, Glyxambi, Synjardy | $585 | $288,804297 claims |
| Lilly USA, LLCMounjaro, Trulicity | $369 | $189,160145 claims |
| AstraZenecaFarxiga | $400 | $49,49740 claims |
| BayerKerendia | $150 | $24,48713 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 90th percentile of 355 physician assistant providers in North Dakota.
Other physician assistant in Bismarck
- Hannah SmallBismarck$10K
- Micheal HenkeBismarck$6K
- Sommer WamsleyBismarck$5K
- Burton MollmanBismarck$5K
- Brooke ArndorferBismarck$5K
- Tara Curtis HaberlockBismarck$4K
- Steele TescherBismarck$4K
- Kari ThomasBismarck$3K
- Allison TaylorBismarck$3K
- Kelsie TescherBismarck$3K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.