Laura Ramirez
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 97.4% of the total across 366 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 27 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 29.2% of the total. Among medical clinicians in LA 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 366 payments — averaging $17.02 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$2K
- Novartis$463
- Lilly USA, LLC$451
- Sanofi$407
- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.$328
- Galderma Laboratories, L.p.$312
- plus $2K from 21 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$6,06597%
- Education$1643%
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 | 140 | $1,816 |
| Novartis | 32 | $463 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 23 | $451 |
| Sanofi | 18 | $407 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 20 | $328 |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.p. | 11 | $312 |
| Amgen | 14 | $301 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 15 | $287 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 11 | $276 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 11 | $228 |
| Dermavant Sciences, Inc. | 10 | $215 |
| Journey Medical Corporation | 12 | $210 |
| Almirall LLC | 11 | $183 |
| Incyte Corporation | 7 | $144 |
| LEO Pharma Inc. | 8 | $143 |
| UCB, Inc. | 4 | $83 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 3 | $69 |
| Ortho Dermatologics, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 4 | $64 |
| Organon | 2 | $58 |
| Pfizer | 3 | $53 |
| VYNE Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $33 |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC | 1 | $18 |
| Medimetriks Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Avion Pharmaceuticals | 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
$6,229 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 253 medical providers in Louisiana.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| ProgesteroneProgesterone, Micronized | 14 | $266 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other medical in Houma
- Monique BlanchardHouma$6K
- Derick PetrieHouma$4K
- Kristi RobertBaton Rouge$486K
- Vickie RiceBaton Rouge$19K
- Mary McFerrenShreveport$16K
- Rachel RhinehartJefferson$16K
- Sydney FussellCovington$16K
- Thomas BriscoeLafayette$13K
- Seth HendrixShreveport$12K
- Jessica PelusoNatchitoches$12K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.