Karen Ramsdell
Physician Assistant · Summerville, SCNPI 1366473613
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 57 payments — averaging $17.59 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novo Nordisk$208
- AbbVie$116
- Pfizer$94
- Lilly USA, LLC$84
- GSK$78
- Abbott$48
- plus $375 from 17 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,003100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novo Nordisk | 11 | $208 |
| AbbVie | 7 | $116 |
| Pfizer | 6 | $94 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 5 | $84 |
| GSK | 4 | $78 |
| Abbott | 2 | $48 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 2 | $38 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 2 | $37 |
| Bayer | 2 | $33 |
| AstraZeneca(2 entities) | 2 | $29 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2 | $26 |
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $26 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 1 | $20 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 1 | $16 |
| Merck | 1 | $16 |
| Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Amgen | 1 | $13 |
| Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Eisai Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
How this compares
$1,003 in reported general payments places this provider in the 65th percentile of 1,852 physician assistant providers in South Carolina.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 23 | $187 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 19 | $152 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other physician assistant in Summerville
- Martha GreenSummerville$48K
- Jennifer RepaskeySummerville$15K
- Amy TurnerSummerville$13K
- Thyra MalteseSummerville$12K
- Kaitlyn HornerSummerville$12K
- Elaine O'DonnellSummerville$12K
- Haley CorriveauSummerville$10K
- Benjamin AddyWest Columbia$377K
- Michael OvercashCharleston$210K
- Allison LesterMt Pleasant$163K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.