Debra Rice
Adult Medicine · Jackson, MSNPI 1770519142
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 76 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 17 manufacturers reported payments, led by Novo Nordisk at 26.3% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $362 and has fallen 53.0% since, to $170 in 2025.
Across 76 payments — averaging $21.04 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novo Nordisk$421
- AstraZeneca$242
- Bayer$158
- Abbott$149
- Lilly USA, LLC$106
- Amarin Pharma, Inc.$106
- plus $416 from 11 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,599100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novo Nordisk | 26 | $421 |
| AstraZeneca | 11 | $242 |
| Bayer | 3 | $158 |
| Abbott | 3 | $149 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 8 | $106 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $106 |
| AbbVie | 5 | $97 |
| Merck | 5 | $90 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 4 | $66 |
| Pfizer | 3 | $52 |
| Cvrx, Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $18 |
| Gilead | 1 | $16 |
| Averitas Pharma Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 1 | $15 |
| Amgen | 1 | $14 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 1 | $11 |
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.
- Kerendia$125
- FREESTYLE LIBRE 3$111
- Vascepa$106
- FARXIGA$104
How this compares
Too few adult medicine providers in Mississippito place this figure against a meaningful peer group, so we don't.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| EliquisApixaban | 42 | $58,915 |
| JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate | 30 | $36,504 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 12 | $20,144 |
| TradjentaLinagliptin | 12 | $16,374 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 13 | $16,148 |
| Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate | 96 | $4,605 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 295 | $2,903 |
| Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 16 | $1,684 |
| Olmesartan-HydrochlorothiazideOlmesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 32 | $1,432 |
| Nifedipine ErNifedipine | 33 | $1,386 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 194 | $1,292 |
| Colchicine | 11 | $1,035 |
| Losartan Potassium | 117 | $1,030 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 76 | $1,029 |
| Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideLosartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 71 | $1,005 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| PfizerEliquis | $52 | $58,91542 claims |
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance, Tradjenta | $11 | $36,51824 claims |
| MerckJanuvia | $90 | $36,50430 claims |
| AstraZenecaFarxiga | $242 | $16,14813 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. There are too few adult medicine providers in Mississippion file to place this against a meaningful peer group, so we don't.
Other adult medicine in Jackson
- Rachel JonesJackson$1K
- Aqfa SultanaJackson$163
- Virgil AultmanJackson$30
- Saloum CisseRaymond$2K
- Charles AbavareTupelo$454
- Kimyuana Jackson DorrisFlowood$440
- Kayla MooreTupelo$332
- George PettyMeridian$326
- Samantha GipsonBiloxi$196
- John GreenHattiesburg$184
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.