Joseph Meier, MD
Emergency Medicine · Newton, KSNPI 1033568787
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 23 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 10 manufacturers reported payments, led by Amgen at 26.4% of the total. 2022 is the largest year on record at $158, 3.9 times the $40 reported in 2019. Among emergency medicine clinicians in KS 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 23 payments — averaging $15.64 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Amgen$95
- Lilly USA, LLC$75
- Johnson & Johnson$71
- Amarin Pharma, Inc.$24
- Daiichi Sankyo Inc.$20
- Sanofi Pasteur Inc.$18
- plus $57 from 4 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$360100%
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 | 6 | $95 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 5 | $75 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 5 | $71 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Merck | 1 | $17 |
| Novartis | 1 | $16 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $12 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $11 |
How this compares
$360 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 334 emergency medicine providers in Kansas.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| EliquisApixaban | 25 | $8,919 |
| AbrysvoRsv Vacc, Pref A And Pref B/Pf | 18 | $5,553 |
| ShingrixVaricella-Zoster Ge/As01b/Pf | 18 | $3,804 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 31 | $349 |
| Gabapentin | 12 | $259 |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-MacroNitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst | 12 | $236 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 26 | $228 |
| Cephalexin | 35 | $172 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 12 | $163 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 13 | $150 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 19 | $141 |
| Methylprednisolone | 17 | $113 |
| Levofloxacin | 18 | $83 |
| Furosemide | 13 | $70 |
| Prednisone | 36 | $60 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other emergency medicine in Newton
- Patrick PageNewton$271
- Ronald MorfordNewton$254
- Joseph WaeckerleOverland Park$266K
- Nima SaraniKansas City$65K
- Nicholas HoseyKansas City$56K
- Chad CannonKansas City$23K
- Roger TrotterDodge City$6K
- Andrew PirotteKansas City$2K
- Thomas KreamerOverland Park$2K
- Nathan SmithHays$1K
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.