Dustin Walsh
Physician Assistant · Albany, GANPI 1881774008
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 213 payments — averaging $17.87 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.$710
- AbbVie$650
- Almatica Pharma LLC$301
- Lilly USA, LLC$257
- Globus Medical$257
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$226
- plus $1K from 19 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,807100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 51 | $710 |
| AbbVie | 37 | $650 |
| Almatica Pharma LLC | 18 | $301 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 14 | $257 |
| Globus Medical | 11 | $257 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 15 | $226 |
| Eisai Inc. | 11 | $204 |
| Pfizer | 9 | $151 |
| Novo Nordisk | 3 | $148 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 6 | $124 |
| Abbott | 5 | $121 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 5 | $100 |
| Idorsia Pharmaceuticals US Inc | 5 | $92 |
| Merck | 4 | $73 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 3 | $68 |
| Vertex | 3 | $57 |
| Spinal Simplicity, LLC | 2 | $45 |
| Novartis | 2 | $43 |
| Boston Scientific | 2 | $39 |
| Medtronic | 2 | $37 |
| Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | 1 | $29 |
| Averitas Pharma Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Axonics, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Trevena, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Baudax Bio Inc. | 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.
- Wegovy$115
How this compares
$3,807 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 3,581 physician assistant providers in Georgia.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| ZtlidoLidocaine | 17 | $16,816 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | 23 | $5,092 |
| Lubiprostone | 29 | $2,362 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 253 | $2,282 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 26 | $1,347 |
| Methocarbamol | 73 | $1,270 |
| Baclofen | 85 | $1,127 |
| Celecoxib | 63 | $629 |
| Methylprednisolone | 73 | $405 |
| RizatriptanRizatriptan Benzoate | 13 | $391 |
| Ropinirole Hcl | 29 | $365 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 35 | $179 |
| Gabapentin | 11 | $132 |
| Hydroxyzine Hcl | 13 | $111 |
| Azithromycin | 17 | $102 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.Ztlido | $710 | $16,81617 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 3,581 physician assistant providers in Georgia.
Other physician assistant in Albany
- Kevin BushAlbany$14K
- Christopher BassAlbany$13K
- Douglas DiruggieroCartersville$1.3M
- Jennifer CobbsAtlanta$1M
- A BrunnerStockbridge$1M
- Joseph LangshawCalhoun$887K
- Alison MoeAtlanta$410K
- Maggie SchreckAtlanta$389K
- Lisa HillMarietta$190K
- Laura BishopBrunswick$103K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.