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Jake Perkins

Physician Assistant · San Diego, CANPI 1386288686

Payments from drug & device makers

$18,456in general payments, 2019–2025

Across 1,021 payments — averaging $18.08 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.

  • AbbVie$3K
  • UCB, Inc.$2K
  • Amgen$1K
  • Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.$901
  • Lundbeck LLC$827
  • Novartis$748
  • plus $10K from 54 others

What the payments were for

  • Food & beverage$18,19899%
  • Education$2581%

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

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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.

CompanyPaymentsTotal
AbbVie(2 entities)257$3,292
UCB, Inc.85$1,747
Amgen(2 entities)62$1,208
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.57$901
Lundbeck LLC33$827
Novartis59$748
Biogen34$730
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.21$724
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.21$549
Pfizer38$540
Lilly USA, LLC34$477
Neurelis, Inc.27$422
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.25$350
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.19$344
Abbott8$327
Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.21$312
Johnson & Johnson(2 entities)15$312
Octapharma USA, Inc.9$303
Eisai Inc.14$302
TG Therapeutics, Inc.14$301
SK Life Science, Inc.12$282
Boston Scientific6$245
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.12$227
Harmony Biosciences LLC5$179
Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc7$166
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.9$165
Upsher-smith Laboratories LLC7$159
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.6$150
Argenx US, Inc.4$146
Sanofi7$144
AstraZeneca(2 entities)6$142
CSL Behring7$133
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.5$125
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.5$124
Impel Pharmaceuticals LLC6$120
Grifols USA, LLC7$118
Insightec,inc4$111
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.7$104
Nevro Corp.5$81
Genentech USA, Inc.4$77
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.3$76
Noctrix Health, Inc.1$74
Averitas Pharma Inc.3$60
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.4$54
MDD US Operations, LLC2$47
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.3$45
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.2$44
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC3$43
Tanabe Pharma America, Inc.2$39
Hospira, Inc.2$37
Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc.2$35
Curonix LLC1$22
Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1$22
Tonix Medicines, Inc.1$21
Banner Life Sciences, LLC1$21
Greenwich Biosciences, Inc.1$19
Microtransponder, Inc.1$18
Kyowa Kirin, Inc.1$17
Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC1$16
Corium, LLC1$15

What the payments were tied to

Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.

How this compares

$18,456 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 10,423 physician assistant providers in California.

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Most prescribed under Part D

DrugClaimsCost to plans & patients
Emgality PenGalcanezumab-Gnlm54$40,634
Aimovig AutoinjectorErenumab-Aooe19$17,481
Ajovy AutoinjectorFremanezumab-Vfrm15$17,103
Nurtec OdtRimegepant Sulfate13$15,191
Ajovy SyringeFremanezumab-Vfrm13$9,536
Memantine Hcl156$4,669
Gabapentin277$2,187
Pregabalin103$1,673
Carbidopa-LevodopaCarbidopa/Levodopa58$1,559
Donepezil Hcl84$953
Pyridostigmine Bromide13$921
Lacosamide20$916
Escitalopram Oxalate29$892
Carbidopa-Levodopa ErCarbidopa/Levodopa25$864
ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl18$652

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.

CompanyPaid to this providerPart D cost of their drugs
PfizerNurtec Odt$540$15,19113 claims
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLCPyridostigmine Bromide$43$92113 claims
Upsher-smith Laboratories LLCTopiramate$159$37559 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 10,423 physician assistant providers in California.

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