Erika Powell
Physician Assistant · Princeton, WVNPI 1629201025
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 287 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 27 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 23.3% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $1,792 and has fallen 58.8% since, to $738 in 2025. Among physician assistant clinicians in WV with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 287 payments — averaging $15.76 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AstraZeneca$1K
- AbbVie$640
- Novo Nordisk$506
- GSK$329
- Boehringer Ingelheim$262
- Amgen$222
- plus $2K from 21 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$4,523100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca | 52 | $1,054 |
| AbbVie | 41 | $640 |
| Novo Nordisk | 41 | $506 |
| GSK | 28 | $329 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 17 | $262 |
| Amgen | 13 | $222 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 11 | $191 |
| Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | 10 | $185 |
| Merck | 14 | $166 |
| Pfizer | 10 | $164 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 11 | $139 |
| Abbott | 5 | $99 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 7 | $95 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 5 | $77 |
| Exact Sciences | 3 | $64 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 4 | $61 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $48 |
| Novartis | 2 | $34 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $31 |
| Biogen | 2 | $28 |
| Averitas Pharma Inc. | 1 | $28 |
| Almatica Pharma LLC | 1 | $23 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Phadia US Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Bayer | 1 | $14 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 1 | $6 |
How this compares
$4,523 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 833 physician assistant providers in West Virginia.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| OzempicSemaglutide | 73 | $104,664 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 41 | $39,437 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 31 | $32,031 |
| EliquisApixaban | 37 | $30,887 |
| Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 19 | $14,469 |
| JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate | 15 | $12,856 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 17 | $12,331 |
| MounjaroTirzepatide | 12 | $12,003 |
| MyrbetriqMirabegron | 11 | $8,548 |
| Breztri AerosphereBudesonide/Glycopyr/Formoterol | 13 | $8,194 |
| Dexlansoprazole DrDexlansoprazole | 16 | $5,708 |
| Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 37 | $5,017 |
| FenofibrateFenofibrate Nanocrystallized | 26 | $1,408 |
| Ventolin HfaAlbuterol Sulfate | 12 | $1,072 |
| Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate | 40 | $1,019 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novo NordiskOzempic | $506 | $104,66473 claims |
| AstraZenecaFarxiga, Breztri Aerosphere | $1,054 | $47,63154 claims |
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance | $262 | $32,03131 claims |
| PfizerEliquis | $164 | $30,88737 claims |
| GSKTrelegy Ellipta | $329 | $14,46919 claims |
| MerckJanuvia | $166 | $12,85615 claims |
| Johnson & JohnsonXarelto | $61 | $12,33117 claims |
| Lilly USA, LLCMounjaro | $191 | $12,00312 claims |
| Almatica Pharma LLCSertraline Hcl | $23 | $26323 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 90th percentile of 833 physician assistant providers in West Virginia.
Other physician assistant in Princeton
- Jennifer RiffePrinceton$9K
- Heather CookPrinceton$6K
- Amy ButtsWellsburg$258K
- Alexander EpperlySouth Charleston$21K
- Kelley WhoolerySouth Charleston$17K
- Jordan BrewerMorgantown$15K
- Tasha ElswickWinfield$14K
- Frances PauleyCharleston$14K
- Danielle MolinaCharleston$12K
- Erik AndersonSouth Charleston$11K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.