Heather Cook
Physician Assistant · Princeton, WVNPI 1467602219
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 384 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 22 manufacturers reported payments, led by Novo Nordisk at 31.2% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $1,458 and has fallen 61.9% since, to $555 in 2025. Among physician assistant clinicians in WV with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 384 payments — averaging $14.69 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novo Nordisk$2K
- AbbVie$472
- Lilly USA, LLC$461
- AstraZeneca$443
- GSK$360
- Merck$318
- plus $2K from 16 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$5,640100%
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 | 134 | $1,762 |
| AbbVie | 34 | $472 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 31 | $461 |
| AstraZeneca | 28 | $443 |
| GSK | 26 | $360 |
| Merck | 23 | $318 |
| Abbott | 16 | $278 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 15 | $251 |
| Amgen | 15 | $247 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 13 | $190 |
| Mylan Specialty L.p. | 9 | $166 |
| Bayer | 10 | $162 |
| Novartis | 5 | $104 |
| Exact Sciences | 5 | $102 |
| Pfizer | 5 | $91 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 4 | $68 |
| Biogen | 4 | $51 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 2 | $34 |
| Corium, LLC | 2 | $30 |
| Idorsia Pharmaceuticals US Inc | 1 | $18 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
How this compares
$5,640 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 833 physician assistant providers in West Virginia.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| OzempicSemaglutide | 97 | $120,993 |
| EliquisApixaban | 36 | $39,764 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 19 | $23,685 |
| Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 28 | $21,881 |
| LinzessLinaclotide | 21 | $20,904 |
| Toujeo SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 20 | $20,473 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 13 | $19,380 |
| ProliaDenosumab | 11 | $18,445 |
| JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate | 17 | $14,785 |
| EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan | 16 | $12,414 |
| TrulicityDulaglutide | 13 | $12,353 |
| SymbicortBudesonide/Formoterol Fumarate | 27 | $12,288 |
| JanumetSitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl | 12 | $8,652 |
| Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 43 | $6,214 |
| Breo ElliptaFluticasone/Vilanterol | 11 | $5,937 |
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 | $1,762 | $120,99397 claims |
| PfizerEliquis | $91 | $39,76436 claims |
| AstraZenecaFarxiga, Symbicort | $443 | $35,97346 claims |
| GSKTrelegy Ellipta, Breo Ellipta | $360 | $27,81839 claims |
| MerckJanuvia, Janumet | $318 | $23,43729 claims |
| AbbVieLinzess | $472 | $20,90421 claims |
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance | $251 | $19,38013 claims |
| AmgenProlia | $247 | $18,44511 claims |
| NovartisEntresto | $104 | $12,41416 claims |
| Lilly USA, LLCTrulicity | $461 | $12,35313 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 95th percentile of 833 physician assistant providers in West Virginia.
Other physician assistant in Princeton
- Jennifer RiffePrinceton$9K
- Erika PowellPrinceton$5K
- 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.