Benjamin Chapman, PA
Physician Assistant · Charleston, WVNPI 1386951937
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.5% of the total across 266 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 20 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 15.9% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $1,838 and has fallen 96.7% since, to $61 in 2025. Among physician assistant clinicians in WV 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 266 payments — averaging $14.75 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novartis$623
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$501
- Johnson & Johnson$449
- Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.$396
- Amgen$374
- Amarin Pharma, Inc.$304
- plus $1K from 14 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,90499%
- Education$201%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis | 41 | $623 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 41 | $501 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 30 | $449 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 29 | $396 |
| Amgen | 24 | $374 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 20 | $304 |
| Merck | 15 | $248 |
| AstraZeneca | 16 | $233 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 11 | $187 |
| Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | 10 | $173 |
| Pfizer | 14 | $159 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 3 | $54 |
| Abbott | 2 | $50 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 3 | $43 |
| Bayer | 2 | $40 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $21 |
| Philips North America LLC | 1 | $20 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Novo Nordisk | 1 | $16 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 1 | $15 |
How this compares
$3,924 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 833 physician assistant providers in West Virginia.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Repatha SureclickEvolocumab | 185 | $194,738 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 97 | $116,752 |
| EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan | 97 | $103,515 |
| EliquisApixaban | 46 | $52,881 |
| VascepaIcosapent Ethyl | 35 | $28,715 |
| LivaloPitavastatin Calcium | 41 | $22,009 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 1,199 | $16,028 |
| Praluent PenAlirocumab | 14 | $12,617 |
| Pitavastatin Calcium | 33 | $10,472 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 713 | $10,269 |
| Repatha SyringeEvolocumab | 22 | $9,661 |
| Ranolazine ErRanolazine | 99 | $9,623 |
| Potassium Chloride | 497 | $8,485 |
| Isosorbide Mononitrate ErIsosorbide Mononitrate | 695 | $8,373 |
| Nitroglycerin | 707 | $6,447 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance | $187 | $116,75297 claims |
| NovartisEntresto | $623 | $103,51597 claims |
| PfizerEliquis | $159 | $52,88146 claims |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.Livalo | $396 | $22,00941 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 833 physician assistant providers in West Virginia.
Other physician assistant in Charleston
- Frances PauleyCharleston$14K
- Danielle MolinaCharleston$12K
- Jason TrustyCharleston$11K
- Kelley DotsonCharleston$8K
- Justin ClayCharleston$7K
- Randi DillonCharleston$7K
- Ashley MuellerCharleston$5K
- Yevgeniya GurevichCharleston$5K
- Morgan MeeksCharleston$4K
- Cristina EddyCharleston$4K
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.