Benjamin Lawson
Nephrology · Missoula, MTNPI 1154717775
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
AstraZeneca accounts for 79.1% of it on its own, with 4 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2020 at $203 and has fallen 67.6% since, to $66 in 2025.
Across 17 payments — averaging $27.73 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AstraZeneca$373
- Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.$35
- Boehringer Ingelheim$31
- Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$19
- Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.$14
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$26857%
- Education$20343%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca(2 entities) | 13 | $373 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 1 | $35 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 1 | $31 |
| Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
How this compares
Too few nephrology providers in Montanato place this figure against a meaningful peer group, so we don't.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 52 | $52,511 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 12 | $14,810 |
| Sevelamer Carbonate | 31 | $7,903 |
| Losartan Potassium | 220 | $2,060 |
| Labetalol Hcl | 26 | $1,462 |
| Potassium Citrate ErPotassium Citrate | 23 | $1,377 |
| Lisinopril | 153 | $1,224 |
| Pentoxifylline | 45 | $1,208 |
| Nifedipine ErNifedipine | 57 | $1,188 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 169 | $1,128 |
| Clonidine | 15 | $1,089 |
| Spironolactone | 104 | $980 |
| Torsemide | 67 | $909 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 64 | $861 |
| Doxazosin Mesylate | 27 | $839 |
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 | $31 | $52,51152 claims |
| AstraZenecaFarxiga | $373 | $14,81012 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. There are too few nephrology providers in Montanaon file to place this against a meaningful peer group, so we don't.
Other nephrology in Missoula
- Jonathan McNeelyMissoula$80
- John LakatuaMissoula$40
- Shahid ChaudharyMissoula$20
- Ruslan SoldyshevGreat Falls$83K
- Michael GanzBillings$43K
- Gabor Bodonyi-KovacsKalispell$1K
- Scot BornKalispell$668
- Kristen ZackBillings$652
- Jonathan JakubowskiBillings$300
- Robert ValleauKalispell$260
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.