Jonathan Hickson
Family Medicine · Livingston, LANPI 1285021881
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 99 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 22 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 18.0% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. 2025 is the largest year on record at $1,190, more than ten times the $21 reported in 2020.
Across 99 payments — averaging $15.43 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$275
- Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.$218
- ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-cellular Therapies, Inc.)$152
- Lilly USA, LLC$92
- GSK$77
- AstraZeneca$77
- plus $636 from 16 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,527100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie | 19 | $275 |
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 12 | $218 |
| ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-cellular Therapies, Inc.) | 19 | $152 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 5 | $92 |
| GSK | 4 | $77 |
| AstraZeneca | 5 | $77 |
| Lundbeck LLC | 3 | $64 |
| Corium, LLC | 6 | $63 |
| Abbott | 2 | $59 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 3 | $56 |
| Amgen | 3 | $51 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 2 | $45 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $37 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 2 | $37 |
| Alkermes, Inc. | 2 | $35 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $35 |
| Idorsia Pharmaceuticals US Inc | 2 | $33 |
| Novo Nordisk | 2 | $32 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 1 | $28 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $21 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Exact Sciences | 1 | $19 |
How this compares
$1,527 in reported general payments places this provider in the 60th percentile of 1,469 family medicine providers in Louisiana.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 26 | $27,287 |
| Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 17 | $13,920 |
| Gabapentin | 25 | $770 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 15 | $689 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 63 | $590 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 23 | $403 |
| Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl | 30 | $264 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 24 | $191 |
| Citalopram HbrCitalopram Hydrobromide | 11 | $162 |
| Sumatriptan Succinate | 11 | $152 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 12 | $142 |
| Valsartan | 14 | $117 |
| Lisinopril | 13 | $89 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | 16 | $63 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | 12 | $48 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance | $56 | $27,28726 claims |
| GSKTrelegy Ellipta | $77 | $13,92017 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 60th percentile of 1,469 family medicine providers in Louisiana.
Other family medicine in Livingston
- Christine SmithBaton Rouge$185K
- Thomas DansbyMonroe$169K
- Michael FlemingShreveport$165K
- Robert St AmantGonzales$156K
- William HathawaySpringhill$105K
- Cesar GonzalesWest Monroe$94K
- Phillip ConnerSulphur$71K
- Richard JeansonneMandeville$49K
- Leonard TreanorHammond$29K
- Shannon HaasMandeville$26K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.