Henry Birchmeier
Family · Big Rapids, MINPI 1497442271
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 57 payments — averaging $19.68 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novo Nordisk$192
- AstraZeneca$132
- AbbVie$100
- GSK$88
- Lilly USA, LLC$87
- Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.$80
- plus $444 from 15 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,122100%
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 | 8 | $192 |
| AstraZeneca | 8 | $132 |
| AbbVie | 5 | $100 |
| GSK | 5 | $88 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 5 | $87 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 3 | $80 |
| Exact Sciences | 3 | $59 |
| Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $58 |
| Amgen | 3 | $56 |
| Pfizer | 3 | $50 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 1 | $27 |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | 1 | $26 |
| Recor Medical Inc | 1 | $21 |
| ARS Pharmaceuticals Operations, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Vertex | 1 | $21 |
| Abiomed | 1 | $21 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Bioventus LLC | 1 | $18 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Viatris Specialty LLC | 1 | $15 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $14 |
How this compares
$1,122 in reported general payments places this provider in the 70th percentile of 3,657 family providers in Michigan.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate | 18 | $947 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 22 | $279 |
| Omeprazole | 24 | $278 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 34 | $215 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 13 | $194 |
| Cephalexin | 63 | $192 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 22 | $161 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 38 | $137 |
| Prednisone | 78 | $121 |
| Cefdinir | 12 | $119 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 16 | $106 |
| Lisinopril | 17 | $103 |
| Azithromycin | 28 | $101 |
| Mupirocin | 20 | $91 |
| Sertraline Hcl | 13 | $62 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other family in Big Rapids
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- Elisheva EllenbergDetroit$150K
- Sarah JohnsonFarmington Hills$119K
- Daniela MaximTroy$112K
- Kelsey PrinceGrand Rapids$87K
- Brent MillerFremont$66K
- Rachael CompeauFlint$62K
- David KocendaLapeer$49K
- Tracy RobertsonBay City$47K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.