Ashley Zurcher, NP
Gerontology · Albuquerque, NMNPI 1023573359
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $1,450 of the $1,965 with a category attached, or 73.8%. AstraZeneca accounts for 93.5% of it on its own, with 4 other manufacturers making up the rest. Among gerontology clinicians in NM 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 20 payments — averaging $98.27 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AstraZeneca$2K
- Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.$54
- Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.$41
- Vifor Pharma, Inc.$19
- OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC$14
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$1,45074%
- Food & beverage$51526%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca | 13 | $1,838 |
| Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. | 3 | $54 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 2 | $41 |
| Vifor Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 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.
- LOKELMA$1,575
How this compares
$1,965 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 20 gerontology providers in New Mexico.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| EliquisApixaban | 95 | $24,663 |
| TrulicityDulaglutide | 38 | $23,233 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 67 | $18,605 |
| TradjentaLinagliptin | 31 | $8,025 |
| Pregabalin | 118 | $6,821 |
| Fiasp FlextouchInsulin Aspart (Niacinamide) | 23 | $6,585 |
| Incruse ElliptaUmeclidinium Bromide | 26 | $5,680 |
| Basaglar Kwikpen U-100Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 42 | $4,902 |
| Memantine Hcl | 68 | $4,556 |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-100Insulin Degludec | 11 | $4,470 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 170 | $4,144 |
| Gabapentin | 175 | $4,035 |
| Levetiracetam | 50 | $4,010 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 13 | $3,844 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 342 | $3,678 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AstraZenecaFarxiga | $1,838 | $3,84413 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 20 gerontology providers in New Mexico.
Other gerontology in Albuquerque
- Rachel GoodwynAlbuquerque$698
- Melanie StewartAlbuquerque$647
- Carrie ThompsonAlbuquerque$397
- Maria GolsonAlbuquerque$200
- Kathryn WhittakerAlbuquerque$118
- Katherine DubaAlbuquerque$40
- Mayela JohnsonAlbuquerque$16
- Bernadette WaltersLas Vegas$4K
- Marilyn StockmanRio Rancho$918
- Warren KimmelLas Cruces$623
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.