Chase Michaels
Physician Assistant · Stokesdale, NCNPI 1265661391
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 91 payments — averaging $17.27 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$289
- Novo Nordisk$189
- Lilly USA, LLC$174
- AstraZeneca$129
- Amgen$83
- Novartis$72
- plus $637 from 16 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,572100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie | 19 | $289 |
| Novo Nordisk | 11 | $189 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 10 | $174 |
| AstraZeneca | 8 | $129 |
| Amgen | 5 | $83 |
| Novartis | 3 | $72 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 4 | $70 |
| Pfizer | 3 | $57 |
| Aytu Biopharma, Inc. | 3 | $55 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 3 | $55 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 2 | $53 |
| LEO Pharma Inc. | 3 | $53 |
| Kaleo, Inc. | 3 | $48 |
| Tris Pharma Inc | 3 | $48 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 2 | $45 |
| Tolmar, Inc. | 2 | $33 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $31 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 1 | $24 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | 1 | $18 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Phadia US Inc. | 1 | $14 |
How this compares
$1,572 in reported general payments places this provider in the 75th percentile of 7,441 physician assistant providers in North Carolina.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Prednisone | 11 | $108 |
| Pregabalin | 14 | $66 |
| Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | 12 | $36 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 12 | $35 |
| Meloxicam | 15 | $28 |
| Azithromycin | 12 | $27 |
| Trazodone Hcl | 11 | $7 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other physician assistant in Stokesdale
- Jo HughesGreensboro$814K
- Rachel HolzhauerCharlotte$739K
- Amber BlairCharlotte$551K
- Benjamin EpsteinDavidson$447K
- Rebecca KrausDavidson$425K
- Brooke JonesGoldsboro$259K
- Philip ReasbeckWilson$180K
- Katherine SchultzHuntersville$164K
- Kristin CabedaCharlotte$135K
- Jay ClarkeArden$133K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.