Krishna Schmidt
Physician Assistant · Kansas City, MONPI 1013075464
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 92.0% of the total across 937 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 32 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 17.9% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Among physician assistant clinicians in MO 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 937 payments — averaging $19.41 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$3K
- Johnson & Johnson$3K
- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.$2K
- Lilly USA, LLC$1K
- LEO Pharma Inc.$882
- Novartis$866
- plus $8K from 26 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$8505%
- Food & beverage$16,73492%
- Education$5823%
- Gifts$230%
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(2 entities) | 201 | $3,248 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 104 | $2,723 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 81 | $1,570 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 67 | $1,089 |
| LEO Pharma Inc. | 35 | $882 |
| Novartis | 43 | $866 |
| UCB, Inc. | 49 | $817 |
| Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC | 43 | $810 |
| Amgen | 35 | $803 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 40 | $693 |
| Almirall LLC | 17 | $679 |
| Dermavant Sciences, Inc. | 42 | $622 |
| Pfizer | 38 | $571 |
| Sanofi | 25 | $517 |
| Ortho Dermatologics, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 24 | $431 |
| Incyte Corporation | 22 | $412 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 19 | $407 |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 19 | $279 |
| Journey Medical Corporation | 1 | $124 |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.p. | 7 | $114 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $100 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 4 | $79 |
| Kyowa Kirin, Inc. | 3 | $62 |
| Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. | 3 | $47 |
| Sandoz | 2 | $45 |
| Dermira, Inc. | 2 | $43 |
| Organon | 3 | $40 |
| VYNE Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $35 |
| Nabriva Therapeutics, PLC | 2 | $26 |
| Stemline Therapeutics Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Helsinn Therapeutics (U.S.), Inc. | 1 | $15 |
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
$18,190 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 1,380 physician assistant providers in Missouri.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| OtezlaApremilast | 15 | $85,477 |
| Betamethasone Dipropionate | 130 | $4,696 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 155 | $3,461 |
| Metronidazole | 44 | $2,221 |
| Clobetasol Propionate | 42 | $1,946 |
| Fluorouracil | 24 | $1,878 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 105 | $1,305 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 65 | $1,271 |
| Tretinoin | 11 | $1,077 |
| Mycophenolate Mofetil | 14 | $945 |
| Clindamycin Phosphate | 16 | $569 |
| Spironolactone | 28 | $562 |
| ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl | 38 | $545 |
| Fluocinonide | 14 | $511 |
| Fluocinolone AcetonideFluocinolone/Shower Cap | 12 | $471 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AmgenOtezla | $803 | $85,47715 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 1,380 physician assistant providers in Missouri.
Other physician assistant in Kansas City
- Jennifer DavissonKansas City$343K
- Sileen DowisKansas City$117K
- Austin ShandleyKansas City$11K
- Nicholas MaxwellKansas City$10K
- Megan HottelKansas City$8K
- Andrew BergLees Summit$245K
- Daniel BeckSikeston$114K
- Amee RozancO Fallon$101K
- Autumn WillsCape Girardeau$37K
- Kimberly BrownSaint Louis$28K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.