Heather Olson
Physician Assistant · Mobridge, SDNPI 1952723702
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 96.4% of the total across 172 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 21 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 17.4% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Among physician assistant clinicians in SD 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 172 payments — averaging $16.35 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Lilly USA, LLC$489
- Astellas Pharma US Inc$397
- Amgen$329
- Novo Nordisk$303
- Johnson & Johnson$275
- AbbVie$182
- plus $836 from 15 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,71196%
- Education$1004%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lilly USA, LLC | 33 | $489 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 15 | $397 |
| Amgen | 20 | $329 |
| Novo Nordisk | 18 | $303 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 23 | $275 |
| AbbVie | 11 | $182 |
| AstraZeneca | 11 | $173 |
| Novartis | 8 | $143 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 8 | $129 |
| Exact Sciences | 6 | $92 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 5 | $62 |
| Bayer | 3 | $46 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 2 | $37 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 2 | $30 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Vertex | 1 | $23 |
| Merck | 1 | $20 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 1 | $16 |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $15 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $11 |
How this compares
$2,811 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 548 physician assistant providers in South Dakota.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| OzempicSemaglutide | 24 | $22,749 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 13 | $12,843 |
| EliquisApixaban | 20 | $12,458 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 12 | $7,600 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 55 | $605 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 30 | $451 |
| Omeprazole | 19 | $234 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 19 | $144 |
| Lisinopril | 18 | $137 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 17 | $133 |
| Losartan Potassium | 23 | $131 |
| Simvastatin | 15 | $107 |
| Metformin Hcl | 16 | $106 |
| ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate | 13 | $93 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | 17 | $84 |
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 | $303 | $22,74924 claims |
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance | $129 | $12,84313 claims |
| PfizerEliquis | $11 | $12,45820 claims |
| AstraZenecaFarxiga | $173 | $7,60012 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 548 physician assistant providers in South Dakota.
Other physician assistant in Mobridge
- Kimberly NelsonSioux Falls$11K
- Jordan HeinsRapid City$10K
- Ryanne WaageAberdeen$9K
- Christina PekoskeSioux Falls$9K
- Rachel HotvetSioux Falls$8K
- Jarrett FowlerRapid City$7K
- Jerome WenningerRapid City$7K
- Alyssa MrsnyDakota Dunes$7K
- Gabriel PenaredondoSioux Falls$7K
- David KingNorth Sioux City$6K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.