Joan Schwartz
Adult Health · East Hartford, CTNPI 1679822399
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 235 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 31 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 17.1% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $1,900 and has fallen 58.3% since, to $792 in 2023.
Across 235 payments — averaging $17.58 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Abbott$705
- Boehringer Ingelheim$551
- Lilly USA, LLC$494
- AbbVie$493
- Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC$400
- Corcept Therapeutics$210
- plus $1K from 25 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$4,131100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott | 44 | $705 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 29 | $551 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 26 | $494 |
| AbbVie | 35 | $493 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 23 | $400 |
| Corcept Therapeutics | 10 | $210 |
| GSK | 9 | $183 |
| Lifescan, Inc. | 10 | $156 |
| Novo Nordisk | 7 | $144 |
| Amgen(2 entities) | 6 | $111 |
| AstraZeneca | 6 | $102 |
| Amryt Pharma Holdings Ltd | 2 | $50 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 2 | $49 |
| Zealand Pharma US, Inc. | 2 | $44 |
| Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $43 |
| Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $39 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 2 | $37 |
| Bayer | 1 | $35 |
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | 2 | $34 |
| Pfizer | 2 | $31 |
| Acerus Pharmaceuticals Corporation | 2 | $30 |
| Axonics, Inc. | 1 | $27 |
| Cequr Corporation | 1 | $27 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $26 |
| Antares Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 1 | $19 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $18 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $14 |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc | 1 | $13 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
How this compares
$4,131 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 418 adult health providers in Connecticut.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| OzempicSemaglutide | 20 | $35,398 |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-200Insulin Degludec | 24 | $32,145 |
| TrulicityDulaglutide | 16 | $23,552 |
| Novolog FlexpenInsulin Aspart | 12 | $2,571 |
| Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 14 | $1,532 |
| Nano 2nd Gen Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic | 17 | $1,520 |
| Unifine Pentips PlusPen Needle, Diabetic | 18 | $664 |
| Metformin Hcl | 20 | $333 |
| Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl | 11 | $168 |
| Glipizide ErGlipizide | 15 | $136 |
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.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| Novo NordiskOzempic | $144 | $35,39820 claims |
| Lilly USA, LLCTrulicity | $494 | $23,55216 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 85th percentile of 418 adult health providers in Connecticut.
Other adult health in East Hartford
- Angela DeeEast Hartford$4K
- Leah EhleManchester$418K
- Laura MulkaWethersfield$306K
- Gretchen MichaelsonSouth Windsor$169K
- Kimberly RyanWethersfield$74K
- Kathryn JackMeriden$67K
- Lynn RapsilberTorrington$52K
- Genice NelsonFarmington$36K
- Andrea LauterNew London$32K
- Megan CarlucciManchester$28K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.