Crystal Sturm
Physician Assistant · New Braunfels, TXNPI 1225028566
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 191 payments — averaging $17.91 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$432
- Corium, LLC$355
- Novo Nordisk$353
- Lilly USA, LLC$320
- Pfizer$210
- AbbVie$158
- plus $2K from 32 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,38599%
- Education$351%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 31 | $432 |
| Corium, LLC | 19 | $355 |
| Novo Nordisk | 20 | $353 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 16 | $320 |
| Pfizer | 10 | $210 |
| AbbVie | 7 | $158 |
| Merck | 10 | $152 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 11 | $140 |
| Tris Pharma Inc | 7 | $139 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 6 | $135 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 7 | $116 |
| AstraZeneca(2 entities) | 5 | $110 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 3 | $91 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 5 | $87 |
| GSK | 3 | $53 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 3 | $49 |
| Cranial Technologies, Inc | 3 | $45 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 2 | $43 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 2 | $37 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $36 |
| Intuitive Surgical | 1 | $35 |
| Globus Medical | 1 | $29 |
| Amgen | 2 | $28 |
| Abbott | 1 | $24 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $21 |
| Sobi, Inc | 1 | $21 |
| Radius Health, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Exact Sciences | 1 | $19 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Novartis | 1 | $18 |
| Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 1 | $17 |
| Eisai Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Organon | 1 | $14 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 1 | $14 |
| Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $14 |
| Adlon Therapeutics L.p. | 1 | $11 |
How this compares
$3,420 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 8,308 physician assistant providers in Texas.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium | 12 | $1,531 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 91 | $924 |
| Ezetimibe | 18 | $630 |
| Gabapentin | 32 | $551 |
| Niacin ErNiacin | 12 | $533 |
| Losartan Potassium | 25 | $387 |
| Estradiol | 14 | $350 |
| Oxybutynin Chloride ErOxybutynin Chloride | 14 | $327 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 39 | $264 |
| Citalopram HbrCitalopram Hydrobromide | 20 | $221 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 27 | $191 |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | 12 | $185 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 29 | $169 |
| Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl | 12 | $123 |
| Atenolol | 14 | $109 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVieSynthroid | $158 | $1,53112 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 85th percentile of 8,308 physician assistant providers in Texas.
Other physician assistant in New Braunfels
- Cynthia TrickettDallas$1.3M
- Kristine KuceraMelissa$797K
- Selina SantosAustin$543K
- Matthew BrunoMcKinney$538K
- Anthony DerenciusSan Antonio$507K
- Brooke HodnickSouthlake$479K
- Holly GloverArlington$418K
- Kirk GautierAthens$416K
- Jaime RomanPlano$338K
- Michael WhiteDallas$276K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.