Claude Ashley
Dothan, ALNPI 1194722397
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 31 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 8 manufacturers reported payments, led by Tris Pharma Inc at 50.6% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $226 and has fallen 91.2% since, to $20 in 2025.
Across 31 payments — averaging $17.55 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Tris Pharma Inc$275
- GSK$100
- Corium, LLC$82
- Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$29
- IBSA Pharma Inc.$22
- Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc.$13
- plus $24 from 2 others
Across 246 payments — averaging $1342.07 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Sanofi Pasteur Inc.$138K
- Merck$130K
- Pfizer$57K
- AbbVie$4K
- Sanofi US Services Inc.$880
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$544100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tris Pharma Inc | 11 | $275 |
| GSK | 7 | $100 |
| Corium, LLC | 7 | $82 |
| Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $29 |
| IBSA Pharma Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
| Merck | 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.
- Quillichew ER$118
- Quillivant$118
- Dyanavel XR$118
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.