John Hartsell
Physician Assistant · Tuscaloosa, ALNPI 1972560621
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 74 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 21 manufacturers reported payments, led by Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC at 28.4% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $461 and has fallen 93.5% since, to $30 in 2025.
Across 74 payments — averaging $16.74 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$351
- Almatica Pharma LLC$107
- AstraZeneca$100
- Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.$94
- Eisai Inc.$80
- IBSA Pharma Inc.$79
- plus $427 from 15 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,239100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 23 | $351 |
| Almatica Pharma LLC | 5 | $107 |
| AstraZeneca | 6 | $100 |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 6 | $94 |
| Eisai Inc. | 4 | $80 |
| IBSA Pharma Inc. | 4 | $79 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 5 | $72 |
| Radius Health, Inc. | 2 | $48 |
| Boston Scientific | 2 | $43 |
| GRT US Holding, Inc. | 2 | $33 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $32 |
| Abbott | 2 | $32 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 2 | $32 |
| Biodelivery Sciences International, Inc. | 2 | $24 |
| Redhill Biopharma Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Trevena, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Amgen | 1 | $16 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $16 |
| Merck | 1 | $15 |
| Exact Sciences | 1 | $14 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | 1 | $14 |
How this compares
$1,239 in reported general payments places this provider in the 70th percentile of 846 physician assistant providers in Alabama.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-MacroNitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst | 11 | $140 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 12 | $119 |
| Azithromycin | 13 | $77 |
| Prednisone | 31 | $41 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other physician assistant in Tuscaloosa
- William HubbardTuscaloosa$8K
- Natalie GeorgeBirmingham$540K
- Lauren MillerAnniston$487K
- Brianna BarryEnterprise$29K
- Ashley PeaceMobile$27K
- Andrea WombleHuntsville$22K
- Valerie GoodwinBirmingham$21K
- Marlee BrunoDecatur$19K
- Mary TemplinBirmingham$19K
- Gregory SharpMobile$19K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.