Heather Trotter
Pediatrics · North Augusta, SCNPI 1770969669
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 98.3% of the total across 69 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 16.4% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $376 and has fallen 70.5% since, to $111 in 2024.
Across 69 payments — averaging $15.83 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$179
- Novo Nordisk$150
- Lilly USA, LLC$101
- Abbott$94
- Dexcom, Inc.$87
- Amgen$84
- plus $397 from 15 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,07498%
- Education$182%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 12 | $179 |
| Novo Nordisk | 10 | $150 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 5 | $101 |
| Abbott | 6 | $94 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 6 | $87 |
| Amgen | 5 | $84 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 3 | $47 |
| Irhythm Technologies, Inc. | 2 | $40 |
| GSK | 3 | $39 |
| Novartis | 2 | $38 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 2 | $36 |
| Pfizer | 2 | $35 |
| Merck | 2 | $32 |
| AstraZeneca | 2 | $26 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 1 | $16 |
| Exact Sciences | 1 | $16 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $15 |
| Idorsia Pharmaceuticals US Inc | 1 | $15 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$1,092 in reported general payments places this provider in the 80th percentile of 969 pediatrics providers in South Carolina.
Other pediatrics in North Augusta
- Victoria NewsomeNorth Augusta$2K
- William JarvisHilton Head Island$78K
- Anthony PruittBlythewood$42K
- Stephen StriplingCharleston$31K
- Erin TomlinShaw Afb$12K
- Cara O NeillColumbia$12K
- Robert CliffordCharleston$8K
- Jonathan MasonGeorgetown$7K
- John CarrollColumbia$7K
- Laura AlbergColumbia$6K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.