Katherine Minor
Physician Assistant · Phoenix, AZNPI 1598998890
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $62,495 of the $76,327 with a category attached, or 81.9%. 32 manufacturers reported payments, led by Johnson & Johnson at 52.5% of the total. Among physician assistant clinicians in AZ 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 379 payments — averaging $201.39 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Johnson & Johnson$40K
- ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp)$31K
- Novartis$1K
- Atricure, Inc.$406
- Merck$343
- Cvrx, Inc.$300
- plus $3K from 26 others
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$62,49582%
- Travel & lodging$5,4707%
- Food & beverage$8,36211%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson | 69 | $40,074 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 71 | $31,425 |
| Novartis | 88 | $1,165 |
| Atricure, Inc. | 9 | $406 |
| Merck | 17 | $343 |
| Cvrx, Inc. | 6 | $300 |
| Pfizer | 15 | $285 |
| Medtronic | 4 | $200 |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | 7 | $195 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 11 | $192 |
| Novo Nordisk | 10 | $191 |
| Amgen | 10 | $176 |
| Boston Scientific | 3 | $175 |
| AstraZeneca | 10 | $154 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 8 | $150 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 5 | $119 |
| Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. | 6 | $99 |
| Abbott | 5 | $96 |
| Cleerly, Inc. | 2 | $90 |
| Itamar Medical Inc | 1 | $83 |
| Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 5 | $81 |
| Heartflow, Inc. | 1 | $60 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 3 | $59 |
| Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, PLC | 2 | $36 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 2 | $34 |
| Bridgebio Pharma, Inc. | 2 | $31 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 1 | $28 |
| Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. | 2 | $20 |
| Philips North America LLC | 1 | $20 |
| Bardy Diagnostics, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Bayer | 1 | $13 |
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.
- XARELTO$38,878
- LifeVest$29,756
- Barostim Neo System$145
- Watchman$121
- AQUAMANTYS$106
How this compares
$76,327 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 2,888 physician assistant providers in Arizona.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 107 | $155,556 |
| EliquisApixaban | 109 | $121,189 |
| EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan | 55 | $72,363 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 20 | $24,342 |
| Repatha SureclickEvolocumab | 24 | $17,179 |
| OzempicSemaglutide | 12 | $16,552 |
| Nebivolol Hcl | 90 | $7,880 |
| Amiodarone Hcl | 63 | $2,955 |
| ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate | 233 | $2,787 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 116 | $1,963 |
| Losartan Potassium | 189 | $1,846 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | 209 | $1,734 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 194 | $1,548 |
| Carvedilol | 151 | $1,548 |
| Lisinopril | 165 | $1,279 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & JohnsonXarelto | $40,074 | $155,556107 claims |
| PfizerEliquis | $285 | $121,189109 claims |
| NovartisEntresto | $1,165 | $72,36355 claims |
| AstraZenecaFarxiga | $154 | $24,34220 claims |
| Novo NordiskOzempic | $191 | $16,55212 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 2,888 physician assistant providers in Arizona.
Other physician assistant in Phoenix
- Micah LasleyPhoenix$52K
- Thomas SirrinePhoenix$37K
- Karla HortonPhoenix$36K
- Larissa AnthonyPhoenix$32K
- Tana FrumentoPhoenix$25K
- Rosemary SrisukPhoenix$17K
- John DorseyPhoenix$17K
- Kendall SmithPhoenix$16K
- Theresa PinderPhoenix$16K
- Arturo SanchezPhoenix$16K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.