Biron Baker
Family Medicine · Bismarck, NDNPI 1124081658
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 96.3% of the total across 564 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 41 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 10.7% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $1,953 and has fallen 60.6% since, to $768 in 2023. Among family medicine clinicians in ND 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 564 payments — averaging $14.14 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$851
- Boehringer Ingelheim$783
- AstraZeneca$740
- Astellas Pharma US Inc$606
- GSK$596
- Lilly USA, LLC$579
- plus $4K from 35 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$7,68096%
- Education$2944%
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.
- FARXIGA$363
- SYMBICORT$363
- BREZTRI AEROSPHERE$144
How this compares
$7,974 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 337 family medicine providers in North Dakota.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 31 | $602 |
| Aripiprazole | 18 | $314 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 27 | $289 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 14 | $265 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 11 | $230 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 12 | $188 |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | 17 | $173 |
| Omeprazole | 15 | $165 |
| Lisinopril | 13 | $54 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other family medicine in Bismarck
- Jacqueline QuisnoBismarck$19K
- Jeffrey SmithBismarck$15K
- Stuart SmithBismarck$8K
- David PengillyBismarck$8K
- Michelle TincherBismarck$7K
- Kevin LongieBismarck$6K
- Kelly LongieBismarck$5K
- Sherry SteinBismarck$5K
- David FieldBismarck$5K
- Brandon PriceBismarck$4K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.