Brittany Heffernan
Physician Assistant · Farmington Hills, MINPI 1902459308
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 188 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 19 manufacturers reported payments, led by ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-cellular Therapies, Inc.) at 24.6% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $1,054 and has fallen 90.8% since, to $97 in 2025. Among physician assistant clinicians in MI 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 188 payments — averaging $18.49 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-cellular Therapies, Inc.)$856
- AbbVie$547
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$422
- Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.$373
- Johnson & Johnson$337
- Tris Pharma Inc$225
- plus $715 from 13 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,476100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-cellular Therapies, Inc.) | 40 | $856 |
| AbbVie | 32 | $547 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 32 | $422 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 15 | $373 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 17 | $337 |
| Tris Pharma Inc | 14 | $225 |
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | 2 | $122 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $108 |
| Alkermes, Inc. | 5 | $100 |
| Corium, LLC | 12 | $98 |
| Lundbeck LLC | 4 | $59 |
| Indivior Inc. | 2 | $49 |
| Adlon Therapeutics L.p. | 3 | $48 |
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $41 |
| Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Neos Therapeutics, LP | 1 | $17 |
| OWP Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Brainsway USA Inc | 1 | $12 |
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
$3,476 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 5,453 physician assistant providers in Michigan.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Dextroamphetamine-AmphetamineDextroamphetamine/Amphetamine | 22 | $915 |
| Sertraline Hcl | 15 | $147 |
| Lorazepam | 17 | $94 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
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Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.