Kathryn Degoursey
Physician Assistant · Jacksonville, FLNPI 1659384766
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 288 payments — averaging $23.46 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novartis$843
- Merck$767
- Amgen$765
- Boehringer Ingelheim$611
- Novo Nordisk$561
- AstraZeneca$551
- plus $3K from 29 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$6,60098%
- Education$1552%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis | 53 | $843 |
| Merck | 35 | $767 |
| Amgen | 35 | $765 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 26 | $611 |
| Novo Nordisk | 16 | $561 |
| AstraZeneca | 22 | $551 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 19 | $312 |
| Pfizer | 14 | $289 |
| Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, PLC | 9 | $270 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 10 | $210 |
| Cvrx, Inc. | 2 | $209 |
| Bayer | 4 | $184 |
| Abbott | 1 | $180 |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | 4 | $162 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 1 | $131 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 5 | $92 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 5 | $89 |
| Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | 4 | $78 |
| Philips North America LLC | 2 | $54 |
| Biotronik Inc. | 2 | $43 |
| Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | 2 | $41 |
| Sanofi | 2 | $39 |
| Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. | 2 | $33 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 2 | $32 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 1 | $29 |
| United Therapeutics Corporation | 1 | $28 |
| Scpharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 1 | $22 |
| Cordis US CORP. | 1 | $21 |
| Abiomed | 1 | $17 |
| Atricure, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Bardy Diagnostics, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | 1 | $11 |
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
$6,755 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 8,062 physician assistant providers in Florida.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| OzempicSemaglutide | 131 | $184,969 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 128 | $159,070 |
| EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan | 113 | $137,089 |
| Repatha SureclickEvolocumab | 88 | $99,913 |
| EliquisApixaban | 64 | $88,127 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 88 | $87,525 |
| Repatha SyringeEvolocumab | 21 | $25,408 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 22 | $20,065 |
| Praluent PenAlirocumab | 15 | $18,273 |
| VascepaIcosapent Ethyl | 24 | $16,532 |
| BrilintaTicagrelor | 14 | $10,484 |
| Ranolazine ErRanolazine | 59 | $8,028 |
| Ezetimibe | 320 | $6,244 |
| Dabigatran EtexilateDabigatran Etexilate Mesylate | 19 | $6,041 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 345 | $4,461 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novo NordiskOzempic | $561 | $184,969131 claims |
| Johnson & JohnsonXarelto | $312 | $159,070128 claims |
| NovartisEntresto | $843 | $137,089113 claims |
| PfizerEliquis | $289 | $88,12764 claims |
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance | $611 | $87,52588 claims |
| AstraZenecaFarxiga, Brilinta | $551 | $30,54936 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 90th percentile of 8,062 physician assistant providers in Florida.
Other physician assistant in Jacksonville
- Elizabeth KeaneJacksonville$84K
- Layla McDanielJacksonville$74K
- Bonnie ApplerJacksonville$50K
- Todd WurtzJacksonville$31K
- Richard MarshallPort Orange$988K
- Audrey BeckerSt Augustine$689K
- Kevin WilliamsTampa$647K
- Brian BonomoLecanto$559K
- Melissa SingletonOcala$482K
- Reeli ReinuMaitland$427K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.