Elizabeth Vequist
Gerontology · Worcester, MANPI 1588370936
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 11 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 9 manufacturers reported payments, led by GSK at 25.9% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $628, 4.9 times the $127 reported in 2023.
Across 11 payments — averaging $87.81 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- GSK$250
- Madrigal Pharmaceuticals$216
- Amgen$122
- Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC$97
- Astellas Pharma US Inc$86
- Novo Nordisk$66
- plus $130 from 3 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$966100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| GSK | 2 | $250 |
| Madrigal Pharmaceuticals | 2 | $216 |
| Amgen | 1 | $122 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $97 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 1 | $86 |
| Novo Nordisk | 1 | $66 |
| Kyowa Kirin, Inc. | 1 | $61 |
| Stryker | 1 | $39 |
| Abbott | 1 | $30 |
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
$966 in reported general payments places this provider in the 80th percentile of 168 gerontology providers in Massachusetts.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ventolin HfaAlbuterol Sulfate | 13 | $751 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 41 | $323 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 29 | $282 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 13 | $279 |
| Metformin Hcl | 22 | $263 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 11 | $254 |
| Losartan Potassium | 30 | $244 |
| Omeprazole | 19 | $222 |
| Gabapentin | 18 | $218 |
| Lisinopril | 21 | $173 |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | 18 | $171 |
| Hydroxyzine Hcl | 15 | $147 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 17 | $135 |
| Citalopram HbrCitalopram Hydrobromide | 12 | $74 |
| Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl | 11 | $73 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other gerontology in Worcester
- Terri-Lyn BaronWorcester$2K
- Beth HardenWorcester$1K
- Jennifer StanhopeWorcester$495
- Michelle DoranSalem$698K
- Chieu lePocasset$13K
- Lesly WoodFall River$9K
- Theresa NguyenBoston$9K
- Lisa MendelsonBoston$6K
- Elizabeth WaithiraQuincy$4K
- Christine CorallinoBoston$4K
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.