Julie Buird
Physician Assistant · Augusta, GANPI 1205028115
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 96.5% of the total across 786 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 41 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 19.7% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Among physician assistant clinicians in GA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 786 payments — averaging $21.64 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AstraZeneca$3K
- GSK$2K
- Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.$1K
- Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.$1K
- Harmony Biosciences LLC$1K
- Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.$1K
- plus $7K from 35 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$16,41797%
- Education$5933%
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.
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
How this compares
$17,010 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 3,581 physician assistant providers in Georgia.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| ActharCorticotropin | 18 | $773,575 |
| Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 469 | $370,480 |
| Breztri AerosphereBudesonide/Glycopyr/Formoterol | 145 | $110,886 |
| Breo ElliptaFluticasone/Vilanterol | 69 | $27,872 |
| Spiriva RespimatTiotropium Bromide | 35 | $23,838 |
| Combivent RespimatIpratropium/Albuterol Sulfate | 28 | $17,305 |
| SymbicortBudesonide/Formoterol Fumarate | 56 | $15,534 |
| Stiolto RespimatTiotropium Br/Olodaterol Hcl | 23 | $14,580 |
| Anoro ElliptaUmeclidinium Brm/Vilanterol Tr | 27 | $14,178 |
| Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate | 407 | $11,998 |
| Tadalafil | 13 | $10,300 |
| Fluticasone-SalmeterolFluticasone Propion/Salmeterol | 41 | $5,083 |
| Ventolin HfaAlbuterol Sulfate | 46 | $3,274 |
| Budesonide-Formoterol FumarateBudesonide/Formoterol Fumarate | 20 | $3,145 |
| Wixela InhubFluticasone Propion/Salmeterol | 11 | $2,463 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.Acthar | $1,430 | $773,57518 claims |
| GSKTrelegy Ellipta, Breo Ellipta, Anoro Ellipta | $1,827 | $412,530565 claims |
| AstraZenecaBreztri Aerosphere, Symbicort | $3,356 | $126,421201 claims |
| Boehringer IngelheimSpiriva Respimat, Combivent Respimat, Stiolto Respimat | $726 | $55,72486 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 95th percentile of 3,581 physician assistant providers in Georgia.
Other physician assistant in Augusta
- Jonell PoeAugusta$18K
- Kolyse CaverAugusta$16K
- Lacey PrestonAugusta$15K
- Douglas DiruggieroCartersville$1.3M
- Jennifer CobbsAtlanta$1M
- A BrunnerStockbridge$1M
- Joseph LangshawCalhoun$879K
- Alison MoeAtlanta$410K
- Maggie SchreckAtlanta$389K
- Lisa HillMarietta$190K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.