Laura Downes, MD
Radiation Oncology · Lexington, KYNPI 1346776218
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 92.6% of the total across 20 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 7 manufacturers reported payments, led by Novocure Inc. at 27.5% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $488 and has fallen 84.5% since, to $76 in 2025.
Across 20 payments — averaging $67.35 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novocure Inc.$371
- AstraZeneca$338
- Reflexion Medical, Inc.$185
- Boston Scientific$146
- IBA Proton Therapy, Inc.$134
- Amgen$122
- plus $51 from 1 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,24793%
- Education$1007%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novocure Inc. | 4 | $371 |
| AstraZeneca | 4 | $338 |
| Reflexion Medical, Inc. | 7 | $185 |
| Boston Scientific | 2 | $146 |
| IBA Proton Therapy, Inc. | 1 | $134 |
| Amgen | 1 | $122 |
| Ion Beam Applications S.A. | 1 | $51 |
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.
- Optune$254
- AIMOVIG$122
- SpaceOAR VUE System - 10mL$120
How this compares
$1,347 in reported general payments places this provider in the 65th percentile of 81 radiation oncology providers in Kentucky.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dexamethasone | 17 | $214 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | 12 | $79 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other radiation oncology in Lexington
- Eddy YangLexington$20K
- Brian WilliamsLexington$5K
- Graham WarrenLexington$4K
- Nicolas BurnettLexington$2K
- Aradhana KaushalLexington$2K
- Mark BernardLexington$2K
- Jonathan FeddockLexington$2K
- James KnightLexington$1K
- Marcus RandallLexington$1K
- Jacqueline MatarLexington$1K
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.