Anna Kokolas
Physician Assistant · New York, NYNPI 1306562558
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 91.0% of the total across 278 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 20 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 26.5% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $5,977, more than ten times the $139 reported in 2022. Among physician assistant clinicians in NY 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.
Across 278 payments — averaging $31.91 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$2K
- UCB, Inc.$710
- Novartis$655
- Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc.$558
- Pfizer$528
- Botanix SB Inc$500
- plus $4K from 14 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$5006%
- Food & beverage$8,07591%
- Education$2953%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie | 76 | $2,346 |
| UCB, Inc. | 34 | $710 |
| Novartis | 31 | $655 |
| Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. | 22 | $558 |
| Pfizer | 23 | $528 |
| Botanix SB Inc | 1 | $500 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 11 | $485 |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.p. | 8 | $444 |
| Incyte Corporation | 17 | $407 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 9 | $371 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 7 | $365 |
| Sanofi | 8 | $363 |
| LEO Pharma Inc. | 15 | $242 |
| Amgen | 5 | $234 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 5 | $216 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 1 | $135 |
| Dermavant Sciences, Inc. | 1 | $122 |
| Cipher Pharmaceuticals US LLC | 1 | $122 |
| Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC | 2 | $44 |
| Organon | 1 | $23 |
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
$8,870 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 11,358 physician assistant providers in New York.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Clobetasol Propionate | 40 | $2,781 |
| Clindamycin Phosphate | 32 | $1,803 |
| Hydrocortisone | 48 | $1,732 |
| Tretinoin | 19 | $1,310 |
| Metronidazole | 15 | $984 |
| Ketoconazole | 54 | $914 |
| Minoxidil | 13 | $642 |
| Fluocinonide | 13 | $542 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 56 | $423 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 14 | $344 |
| Ammonium Lactate | 14 | $240 |
| Mupirocin | 13 | $94 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other physician assistant in New York
- Kristyl Cuenca-SiskoNew York$478K
- Cameron KiserNew York$225K
- Mervat FalahNew York$143K
- Marlene TaylorNew York$109K
- Natalie TafelNew York$77K
- Jonathan YehNew York$57K
- Emily ElbogenNew York$49K
- Jaclyn ChurchillNew York$48K
- Russell BrandweinNew York$44K
- Michelle MelchiorreNew York$35K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.