Eric Paulson
Geriatric Medicine · Red Oak, IANPI 1508863341
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.5% of the total across 121 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 19 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 14.7% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $1,172 and has fallen 84.1% since, to $186 in 2021.
Across 121 payments — averaging $12.60 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novo Nordisk$225
- Lilly USA, LLC$216
- Pfizer$215
- Amgen$148
- Boehringer Ingelheim$140
- Astellas Pharma US Inc$113
- plus $468 from 13 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,51799%
- Education$81%
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 | 21 | $225 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 22 | $216 |
| Pfizer | 18 | $215 |
| Amgen | 11 | $148 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 10 | $140 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 7 | $113 |
| Merck | 6 | $89 |
| GSK | 5 | $71 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 3 | $65 |
| AstraZeneca | 3 | $40 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 3 | $38 |
| Radius Health, Inc. | 2 | $33 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 2 | $27 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2 | $23 |
| Mylan Specialty L.p. | 2 | $20 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Novartis | 1 | $17 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 1 | $13 |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
Too few geriatric medicine providers in Iowato place this figure against a meaningful peer group, so we don't.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 12 | $186 |
| Sertraline Hcl | 12 | $121 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other geriatric medicine in Red Oak
- Kayla EhrmanBettendorf$202K
- Udaya KabadiIowa City$76K
- Robert BenderDes Moines$7K
- Robert ConnerWest Des Moines$339
- Indira InabathiniJohnston$332
- Scott HansonUrbandale$268
- Sripal PadamKeokuk$78
- Ben CollinsAnkeny$63
- Samantha RyanCedar Rapids$32
- Mandy IversonCenterville$23
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.