Laurel Armstrong
Gerontology · Columbus, GANPI 1770078420
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 188 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 29 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 18.0% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Among gerontology clinicians in GA 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 188 payments — averaging $23.40 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Amgen$790
- Merck$492
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$489
- AstraZeneca$447
- Novartis$268
- Abbott$181
- plus $2K from 23 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$4,399100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amgen | 31 | $790 |
| Merck | 29 | $492 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 27 | $489 |
| AstraZeneca | 11 | $447 |
| Novartis | 18 | $268 |
| Abbott | 3 | $181 |
| Novo Nordisk | 10 | $173 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 2 | $165 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 6 | $157 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 11 | $149 |
| Atricure, Inc. | 1 | $126 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $123 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 7 | $122 |
| Bayer | 8 | $120 |
| Itamar Medical Inc | 1 | $115 |
| Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | 1 | $106 |
| Pfizer | 6 | $100 |
| Cvrx, Inc. | 1 | $50 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 3 | $42 |
| Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $28 |
| Vital Connect, Inc | 1 | $27 |
| Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Shockwave Medical, Inc | 1 | $18 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $16 |
| Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, PLC | 1 | $16 |
| Scpharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Philips North America LLC | 1 | $15 |
| Irhythm Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $14 |
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.
- Repatha$380
- FARXIGA$278
- EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX$126
- WATCHMAN Access System$123
- Inspire$119
- WatchPATONE$115
- CAMZYOS$110
- Assure WCD$106
How this compares
$4,399 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 197 gerontology providers in Georgia.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| EliquisApixaban | 144 | $148,793 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 47 | $59,511 |
| Repatha SureclickEvolocumab | 45 | $37,972 |
| EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan | 24 | $29,487 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 25 | $22,828 |
| BrilintaTicagrelor | 18 | $19,581 |
| Ranolazine ErRanolazine | 100 | $9,625 |
| Praluent PenAlirocumab | 14 | $6,616 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 172 | $2,063 |
| ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate | 165 | $1,756 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 129 | $1,668 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 129 | $1,351 |
| Amiodarone Hcl | 70 | $1,225 |
| Carvedilol | 90 | $923 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 132 | $715 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| PfizerEliquis | $100 | $148,793144 claims |
| Johnson & JohnsonXarelto | $122 | $59,51147 claims |
| NovartisEntresto | $268 | $29,48724 claims |
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance | $157 | $22,82825 claims |
| AstraZenecaBrilinta | $447 | $19,58118 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 197 gerontology providers in Georgia.
Other gerontology in Columbus
- Stephanie StewartColumbus$6K
- Courtney HawkinsColumbus$4K
- Judith GoggansColumbus$2K
- Shandra GrimesColumbus$2K
- Carolyn ClevengerAtlanta$65K
- Mitzi LewisAtlanta$37K
- Constance MeinkenAtlanta$36K
- Britni JohnsonSavannah$24K
- Doreen AbrigoWarner Robins$14K
- Taylor SwineaWaycross$10K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.