Laura Helman, DO
Family Medicine · Mishawaka, INNPI 1558313452
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by travel and lodging: $6,162 of the $9,047 with a category attached, or 68.1%. 10 manufacturers reported payments, led by Pfizer at 33.5% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $6,435 and has fallen 99.4% since, to $36 in 2025. Among family medicine clinicians in IN 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 113 payments — averaging $80.06 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Pfizer$3K
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC$2K
- GSK$2K
- Novo Nordisk AS$1K
- Novo Nordisk$483
- Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.$139
- plus $168 from 4 others
Across 1,022 payments — averaging $3888.27 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- GSK$1.6M
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC$1M
- Pfizer$947K
- Genentech, Inc.$254K
- BD$154K
- Novo Nordisk AS$37K
- plus $16K from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$6,16268%
- Food & beverage$2,88032%
- Education$50%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pfizer | 7 | $3,029 |
| Janssen Research & Development, LLC | 17 | $2,029 |
| GSK | 20 | $1,819 |
| Novo Nordisk AS | 4 | $1,380 |
| Novo Nordisk | 35 | $483 |
| Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 19 | $139 |
| Amgen | 5 | $75 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 4 | $59 |
| Globus Medical | 1 | $19 |
| Dexcom, 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
$9,047 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 2,709 family medicine providers in Indiana.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| MounjaroTirzepatide | 188 | $219,181 |
| OzempicSemaglutide | 68 | $74,269 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 34 | $45,084 |
| EliquisApixaban | 38 | $42,974 |
| Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 30 | $32,078 |
| JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate | 36 | $31,293 |
| RybelsusSemaglutide | 12 | $30,318 |
| TrulicityDulaglutide | 16 | $28,997 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 26 | $27,377 |
| Toujeo Max SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 15 | $14,721 |
| VyvanseLisdexamfetamine Dimesylate | 11 | $4,193 |
| Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate | 118 | $3,271 |
| Gabapentin | 135 | $2,812 |
| Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 13 | $2,514 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 221 | $2,228 |
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, Rybelsus | $483 | $104,58780 claims |
| PfizerEliquis | $3,029 | $42,97438 claims |
| GSKTrelegy Ellipta | $1,819 | $32,07830 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 2,709 family medicine providers in Indiana.
Other family medicine in Mishawaka
- Debra McClainMishawaka$21K
- Janet GalanesMishawaka$16K
- Brian HuberMishawaka$16K
- Richard TannerIndianapolis$1.6M
- James AndryBloomington$715K
- Richard FeldmanIndianapolis$476K
- Anthony InzerelloEvansville$308K
- Joe BanksIndianapolis$294K
- Steven GatewoodElwood$281K
- Shekar PushpalaCarmel$239K
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.