Caroline Mercure
Physician Assistant · White Oak, PANPI 1396453957
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 91.0% of the total across 145 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 22 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 17.2% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. 2025 is the largest year on record at $3,206, more than ten times the $18 reported in 2022. Among physician assistant clinicians in PA 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 145 payments — averaging $27.22 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novartis$678
- AbbVie$628
- UCB, Inc.$519
- Johnson & Johnson$326
- Organon$321
- Amgen$279
- plus $1K from 16 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,59191%
- Education$3579%
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 | 19 | $678 |
| AbbVie | 20 | $628 |
| UCB, Inc. | 19 | $519 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 15 | $326 |
| Organon | 9 | $321 |
| Amgen | 14 | $279 |
| LEO Pharma Inc. | 11 | $243 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 6 | $237 |
| Incyte Corporation | 8 | $185 |
| Sanofi | 3 | $99 |
| Journey Medical Corporation | 1 | $77 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 3 | $72 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 3 | $56 |
| Biofrontera Inc. | 3 | $54 |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.p. | 2 | $36 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 2 | $32 |
| Strata Skin Sciences, Inc. | 2 | $21 |
| Corium, LLC | 1 | $18 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 1 | $17 |
| Dermavant Sciences, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Cranial Technologies, Inc | 1 | $16 |
| GSK | 1 | $16 |
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
$3,947 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 6,643 physician assistant providers in Pennsylvania.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Fluorouracil | 32 | $2,441 |
| Betamethasone Dipropionate | 53 | $1,991 |
| Clobetasol Propionate | 36 | $1,641 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 84 | $669 |
| Tacrolimus | 12 | $561 |
| Permethrin | 17 | $490 |
| Mometasone Furoate | 24 | $487 |
| Metronidazole | 12 | $448 |
| Ketoconazole | 17 | $239 |
| Mupirocin | 32 | $195 |
| MethotrexateMethotrexate Sodium | 11 | $129 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 17 | $123 |
| Hydroxyzine Hcl | 19 | $106 |
| Hydrocortisone | 13 | $74 |
| Prednisone | 13 | $51 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other physician assistant in White Oak
- Erin CrownState College$1.2M
- Tricia BootsCranberry Twp$313K
- Melissa FerrariPhiladelphia$223K
- Jason OberdickWexford$206K
- Justine RobertsMurrysville$173K
- Allison BoydErie$163K
- Joshua TrbovichWashington$144K
- Daniel TelegaErie$124K
- Jeffrey CameronWashington$89K
- Dorissa BrivchikPittsburgh$81K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.