Debora Argetsinger
Gerontology · Wyoming, MINPI 1376931717
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — travel and lodging (50.7%), food and beverage and education — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 25 manufacturers reported payments, led by Abbott at 55.8% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $3,254, more than ten times the $42 reported in 2023. Among gerontology 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 90 payments — averaging $66.25 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Abbott$3K
- Sanofi$589
- AbbVie$537
- EMD Serono, Inc.$329
- Biogen$150
- TG Therapeutics, Inc.$122
- plus $908 from 19 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$1503%
- Travel & lodging$3,02351%
- Food & beverage$2,58343%
- Education$2073%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott | 15 | $3,328 |
| Sanofi | 8 | $589 |
| AbbVie | 27 | $537 |
| EMD Serono, Inc. | 6 | $329 |
| Biogen | 1 | $150 |
| TG Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $122 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 1 | $107 |
| Novartis | 3 | $103 |
| MDD US Operations, LLC | 1 | $101 |
| Neurelis, Inc. | 3 | $81 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 3 | $63 |
| Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc | 3 | $60 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 3 | $57 |
| Argenx US, Inc. | 2 | $57 |
| Pfizer | 2 | $44 |
| Upsher-smith Laboratories LLC | 1 | $33 |
| Eisai Inc. | 1 | $26 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $25 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $24 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Kyowa Kirin, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| SK Life Science, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Lundbeck LLC | 1 | $14 |
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
$5,962 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 279 gerontology providers in Michigan.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| LinzessLinaclotide | 13 | $19,329 |
| NeuproRotigotine | 15 | $16,856 |
| Carbidopa-LevodopaCarbidopa/Levodopa | 306 | $9,267 |
| Carbidopa | 18 | $6,320 |
| Primidone | 73 | $2,450 |
| Carbidopa-Levodopa ErCarbidopa/Levodopa | 80 | $2,337 |
| Omeprazole | 47 | $1,369 |
| Propranolol Hcl ErPropranolol Hcl | 58 | $1,342 |
| Atropine Sulfate | 12 | $1,018 |
| Gabapentin | 73 | $939 |
| Baclofen | 24 | $331 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 18 | $277 |
| Lacosamide | 12 | $270 |
| Propranolol Hcl | 27 | $264 |
| Memantine Hcl | 12 | $258 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVieLinzess | $537 | $19,32913 claims |
| Upsher-smith Laboratories LLCTopiramate | $33 | $15015 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 90th percentile of 279 gerontology providers in Michigan.
Other gerontology in Wyoming
- Gwendolyn WrightGrand Blanc$47K
- Matthew AmanRochester Hills$21K
- Sarah ArnkoffWest Bloomfield$18K
- Deborah GriffinPetoskey$11K
- Angela EmbreeGrand Rapids$10K
- Bethany DalessandroWyandotte$10K
- Gabrielle NadeauJackson$10K
- Cynthera McNeillWest Bloomfield$9K
- Samantha BurgessGrand Rapids$9K
- Joanna HernandezWarren$8K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.