James Mason, MD
Dermatology · Waco, TXNPI 1699763375
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 103 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 22 manufacturers reported payments, led by Amgen at 25.6% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $656, more than ten times the $49 reported in 2019. That places this record below the midpoint for dermatology clinicians in TX, where the typical reported total is $4,085.
Across 103 payments — averaging $18.27 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Amgen$483
- Novartis$230
- LEO Pharma Inc.$152
- Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc.$127
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$120
- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.$116
- plus $653 from 16 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,882100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amgen | 32 | $483 |
| Novartis | 11 | $230 |
| LEO Pharma Inc. | 7 | $152 |
| Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. | 7 | $127 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 7 | $120 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 6 | $116 |
| UCB, Inc. | 5 | $89 |
| Biofrontera Inc. | 5 | $88 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 4 | $85 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 2 | $55 |
| AbbVie | 2 | $49 |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.p. | 3 | $49 |
| Incyte Corporation | 2 | $41 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $35 |
| Pfizer | 2 | $31 |
| Sanofi | 1 | $27 |
| Cipher Pharmaceuticals US LLC | 1 | $20 |
| Dermira, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Organon | 1 | $19 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $16 |
| Ortho Dermatologics, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 1 | $15 |
| Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $14 |
How this compares
$1,882 in reported general payments places this provider in the 35th percentile of 1,098 dermatology providers in Texas.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Cosentyx Sensoready (2 Pens)Secukinumab | 15 | $107,126 |
| Clobetasol Propionate | 285 | $9,695 |
| Fluocinonide | 103 | $2,935 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 144 | $2,363 |
| Clindamycin Phosphate | 65 | $1,981 |
| Fluorouracil | 19 | $1,787 |
| Minocycline Hcl | 108 | $1,740 |
| Tretinoin | 23 | $1,181 |
| Clotrimazole-BetamethasoneClotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip | 68 | $699 |
| Hydroxyzine Hcl | 55 | $524 |
| Prednisone | 99 | $504 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-TrimethoprimSulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 45 | $434 |
| Mometasone Furoate | 37 | $361 |
| ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl | 12 | $309 |
| Ammonium Lactate | 11 | $243 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other dermatology in Waco
- Edward LainAustin$2.5M
- William CragunSan Antonio$2.2M
- Alpesh DesaiHouston$1.6M
- Craig TellerBellaire$1.3M
- Jennifer CatherDallas$1.3M
- Emily BeckerSan Antonio$1.2M
- Ross RaduskyDallas$1.2M
- Joseph MerolaDallas$1.2M
- Daniel CarrascoAustin$1.1M
- Dale SchaeferAustin$1M
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.