Katherine Mitzel, APRN
Gerontology · Wilmington, NCNPI 1366089757
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 66 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 14 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 33.8% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $718 and has fallen 95.9% since, to $29 in 2024.
Across 66 payments — averaging $16.94 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$377
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$312
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$136
- Bristol Myers Squibb$73
- Amgen$44
- Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc.$30
- plus $146 from 8 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,118100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie | 18 | $377 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 22 | $312 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 8 | $136 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 5 | $73 |
| Amgen | 2 | $44 |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc. | 2 | $30 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 2 | $29 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $21 |
| Vivus LLC | 1 | $21 |
| Ardelyx, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Merck | 1 | $17 |
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Redhill Biopharma Inc. | 1 | $12 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $11 |
How this compares
$1,118 in reported general payments places this provider in the 75th percentile of 165 gerontology providers in North Carolina.
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 | 26 | $11,556 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 19 | $8,710 |
| Fiasp FlextouchInsulin Aspart (Niacinamide) | 11 | $1,465 |
| Gabapentin | 77 | $1,333 |
| Sucralfate | 13 | $1,262 |
| Mirtazapine | 44 | $1,214 |
| Autoshield Duo Pen NeedlePen Needle,dual Safety,diabetc | 13 | $1,180 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 43 | $1,108 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 74 | $977 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 48 | $799 |
| Baclofen | 21 | $715 |
| Potassium Chloride | 35 | $621 |
| Sertraline Hcl | 51 | $595 |
| Divalproex Sodium | 14 | $574 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 61 | $572 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other gerontology in Wilmington
- Cynthia MartinsWilmington$1K
- Sharon BibyGreensboro$22K
- Lora StephensStatesville$12K
- Kimberly SmithRaleigh$10K
- Michelle WoodCharlotte$9K
- Corinne NantzFuquay Varina$5K
- Taskeen MidgetteNew Bern$5K
- Brielle ReyesCary$4K
- Karen PattersonSouthern Pines$4K
- Morgan MillerRocky Mount$4K
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.