Kari Tjossem
Physician Assistant · New York, NYNPI 1427694553
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 75 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 24 manufacturers reported payments, led by Shield Therapeutics Inc at 27.3% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $843, 2.6 times the $329 reported in 2023.
Across 75 payments — averaging $22.08 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Shield Therapeutics Inc$452
- Astellas Pharma US Inc$249
- Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.$137
- Bayer$116
- AbbVie$116
- Amgen$79
- plus $507 from 18 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,656100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Shield Therapeutics Inc | 17 | $452 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 12 | $249 |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | 3 | $137 |
| Bayer | 6 | $116 |
| AbbVie | 6 | $116 |
| Amgen | 5 | $79 |
| Exact Sciences | 3 | $64 |
| Pfizer | 3 | $61 |
| Avion Pharmaceuticals | 2 | $37 |
| Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC | 2 | $34 |
| Millicent US Inc | 2 | $30 |
| Aspira Women's Health Inc | 2 | $29 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $27 |
| Novo Nordisk | 1 | $27 |
| LSI Solutions Inc | 1 | $25 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 1 | $25 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Organon | 1 | $22 |
| Davol Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Bausch Health US, LLC | 1 | $19 |
| Sage Therapeutics, LLC | 1 | $17 |
| Radius Health, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 1 | $16 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $14 |
How this compares
$1,656 in reported general payments places this provider in the 80th percentile of 11,358 physician assistant providers in New York.
Other physician assistant in New York
- Kristyl Cuenca-SiskoNew York$478K
- Cameron KiserNew York$225K
- Mervat FalahNew York$143K
- Marlene TaylorNew York$109K
- Natalie TafelNew York$77K
- Jonathan YehNew York$57K
- Emily ElbogenNew York$49K
- Jaclyn ChurchillNew York$48K
- Russell BrandweinNew York$44K
- Michelle MelchiorreNew York$35K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.