Katrina Paulson, PA
Physician Assistant · Great Falls, MTNPI 1124199724
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 98.7% of the total across 83 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 22 manufacturers reported payments, led by AstraZeneca at 31.2% of the total. Among physician assistant clinicians in MT with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 83 payments — averaging $21.96 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AstraZeneca$569
- GSK$168
- Novartis$131
- Amgen$112
- Pfizer$99
- Corcept Therapeutics$85
- plus $658 from 16 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,80099%
- Education$231%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca | 11 | $569 |
| GSK | 9 | $168 |
| Novartis | 8 | $131 |
| Amgen | 6 | $112 |
| Pfizer | 7 | $99 |
| Corcept Therapeutics | 5 | $85 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 5 | $84 |
| Exact Sciences | 5 | $76 |
| Novo Nordisk | 4 | $70 |
| Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $69 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 4 | $65 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 3 | $65 |
| Merck | 4 | $56 |
| KCI USA, Inc. | 1 | $40 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $21 |
| Verona Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| UCB, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 1 | $18 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $15 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $13 |
| Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. | 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.
How this compares
$1,823 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 626 physician assistant providers in Montana.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| OzempicSemaglutide | 96 | $137,699 |
| EliquisApixaban | 104 | $93,998 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 78 | $77,510 |
| JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate | 37 | $45,786 |
| MounjaroTirzepatide | 38 | $43,934 |
| TrulicityDulaglutide | 32 | $40,217 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 38 | $36,124 |
| Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 40 | $31,405 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 18 | $16,400 |
| Stiolto RespimatTiotropium Br/Olodaterol Hcl | 15 | $7,956 |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-100Insulin Degludec | 12 | $7,955 |
| Breztri AerosphereBudesonide/Glycopyr/Formoterol | 13 | $7,535 |
| Incruse ElliptaUmeclidinium Bromide | 17 | $5,688 |
| Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 49 | $5,147 |
| Potassium Chloride | 173 | $4,325 |
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 | $70 | $137,69996 claims |
| PfizerEliquis | $99 | $93,998104 claims |
| Lilly USA, LLCMounjaro, Trulicity | $15 | $84,15170 claims |
| MerckJanuvia | $56 | $45,78637 claims |
| GSKTrelegy Ellipta, Incruse Ellipta, Arnuity Ellipta | $168 | $41,09168 claims |
| AstraZenecaFarxiga, Breztri Aerosphere | $569 | $23,93531 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 626 physician assistant providers in Montana.
Other physician assistant in Great Falls
- Jason KjonoGreat Falls$32K
- Morgan UmphresGreat Falls$3K
- Katie BrownGreat Falls$2K
- Jason EnewoldGreat Falls$2K
- Christopher MerchantGreat Falls$2K
- Trenay HartBillings$57K
- Maura KingKalispell$9K
- Joan Bond-DeschampsMissoula$9K
- Kasie CooperHelena$9K
- Janel Allison-ShamblinBozeman$7K
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.