Deborah Helmstetter
Family · Fort Worth, TXNPI 1902221815
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 307 payments — averaging $16.75 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Amgen$774
- AstraZeneca$729
- Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.$551
- Boehringer Ingelheim$498
- Novo Nordisk$263
- Novartis$229
- plus $2K from 23 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$4,99497%
- Education$1493%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amgen | 54 | $774 |
| AstraZeneca(2 entities) | 39 | $729 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 54 | $551 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 25 | $498 |
| Novo Nordisk | 16 | $263 |
| Novartis | 11 | $229 |
| GSK | 10 | $225 |
| AbbVie | 13 | $215 |
| Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | 11 | $213 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 14 | $210 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 9 | $179 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 4 | $148 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 9 | $141 |
| Pfizer | 4 | $127 |
| Bayer | 5 | $80 |
| Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC | 4 | $78 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 4 | $70 |
| Renalytix AI, Inc. | 3 | $70 |
| Merck | 3 | $63 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $57 |
| IBSA Pharma Inc. | 3 | $55 |
| Shield Therapeutics Inc | 1 | $32 |
| Idorsia Pharmaceuticals US Inc | 2 | $31 |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $26 |
| Lundbeck LLC | 1 | $24 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $21 |
| Abbott | 1 | $14 |
| Exact Sciences | 1 | $14 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 1 | $8 |
How this compares
$5,143 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 15,456 family providers in Texas.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Ipratropium Bromide | 14 | $300 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 11 | $122 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other family in Fort Worth
- Laura MoeFort Worth$158K
- Julie TaylorFort Worth$63K
- Ryan BourgeoisFort Worth$37K
- Lashonda CraneHouston$3.4M
- David WeirDallas$959K
- Luba YammineHouston$479K
- Robin BeachHouston$428K
- Nirupama JeromeAustin$418K
- April LopezMcAllen$417K
- Linda MercadoHouston$211K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.