Andra Talaska
Medical · Grand Rapids, MINPI 1336537877
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 98.4% of the total across 563 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 45 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 10.9% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Among medical clinicians in MI 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 563 payments — averaging $18.79 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$1K
- Novartis$1K
- Abbott$824
- Amgen$656
- ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp)$652
- Bayer$647
- plus $6K from 39 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$10,41298%
- Education$1221%
- Gifts$460%
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.
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.
- Confirm Rx$287
- THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT$191
- CARDIOMEMS$126
- Kerendia$125
- CAMZYOS$125
- LifeVest$100
How this compares
$10,580 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 755 medical providers in Michigan.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| EliquisApixaban | 159 | $183,728 |
| CamzyosMavacamten | 20 | $168,837 |
| EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan | 55 | $70,253 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 36 | $32,132 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 30 | $31,698 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 14 | $19,586 |
| Repatha SureclickEvolocumab | 14 | $19,048 |
| BrilintaTicagrelor | 22 | $9,573 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 319 | $8,518 |
| Ezetimibe | 77 | $2,824 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 116 | $2,683 |
| Ranolazine ErRanolazine | 37 | $2,609 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 108 | $2,074 |
| Losartan Potassium | 121 | $2,008 |
| ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate | 87 | $1,787 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| PfizerEliquis | $507 | $183,728159 claims |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.Camzyos | $1,148 | $168,83720 claims |
| NovartisEntresto | $1,059 | $70,25355 claims |
| AstraZenecaFarxiga, Brilinta | $497 | $41,70458 claims |
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance | $493 | $31,69830 claims |
| Johnson & JohnsonXarelto | $540 | $19,58614 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 755 medical providers in Michigan.
Other medical in Grand Rapids
- Meredith KentGrand Rapids$192K
- David BarneyGrand Rapids$21K
- Nisha McKenzieGrand Rapids$19K
- Brenda WhartonGrand Rapids$11K
- Jennifer DykhouseGrand Rapids$8K
- Evan GerondaleGrand Rapids$7K
- Caleb YoungbloodBerkley$215K
- Steven StoneKalamazoo$200K
- Amber ShullNorton Shores$154K
- Jason EvansWaterford$104K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.