James Cooper
Family Medicine · Benton, ARNPI 1437284189
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 98.2% of the total across 518 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 35 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 12.8% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $2,363 and has fallen 97.2% since, to $66 in 2024. Among family medicine clinicians in AR 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 518 payments — averaging $12.44 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- GSK$827
- AstraZeneca$777
- Pfizer$452
- AbbVie$442
- Amgen$412
- Astellas Pharma US Inc$362
- plus $3K from 29 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$6,32798%
- Education$1142%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| GSK | 84 | $827 |
| AstraZeneca | 49 | $777 |
| Pfizer | 46 | $452 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 36 | $442 |
| Amgen(2 entities) | 30 | $412 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 20 | $362 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 26 | $357 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 19 | $330 |
| Novartis | 19 | $295 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 30 | $289 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 19 | $253 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 16 | $249 |
| Novo Nordisk | 18 | $210 |
| Merck | 20 | $199 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 26 | $190 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 13 | $165 |
| Abbott | 10 | $150 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 7 | $88 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 4 | $59 |
| Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 4 | $56 |
| Eisai Inc. | 4 | $53 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 3 | $34 |
| Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $23 |
| Mylan Specialty L.p. | 2 | $22 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Kyowa Kirin, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 1 | $15 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $13 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Antares Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $12 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 1 | $12 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $12 |
| Almatica Pharma LLC | 1 | $11 |
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.
- TRELEGY ELLIPTA$105
How this compares
$6,441 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 1,347 family medicine providers in Arkansas.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Tolterodine Tartrate ErTolterodine Tartrate | 12 | $2,034 |
| Ibandronate Sodium | 12 | $1,035 |
| Baclofen | 12 | $641 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 41 | $585 |
| Potassium Chloride | 21 | $302 |
| Propranolol Hcl | 12 | $205 |
| Simvastatin | 24 | $187 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 12 | $185 |
| Metformin Hcl | 12 | $183 |
| Glimepiride | 15 | $138 |
| Losartan Potassium | 13 | $128 |
| Alendronate Sodium | 12 | $121 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 15 | $91 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 16 | $49 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other family medicine in Benton
- Jared DixonBenton$13K
- Glenn GibbonsFort Smith$179K
- Hetal PatelParagould$147K
- David GersonSherwood$119K
- Scott MusickBentonville$102K
- Broderick EatonWynne$49K
- Craig LevoyBentonville$30K
- Allen BeachyFort Smith$21K
- Hunter CarringtonHot Springs$20K
- Harold BettonLittle Rock$18K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.