Mackenzie Epler
Physician Assistant · Missoula, MTNPI 1275934333
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.5% of the total across 59 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 21 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 17.6% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $953 and has fallen 85.6% since, to $137 in 2025. Among physician assistant clinicians in MT 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 59 payments — averaging $25.27 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$262
- Johnson & Johnson$201
- Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.$177
- Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc.$158
- Dendreon Pharmaceuticals LLC$98
- Merck$73
- plus $522 from 15 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,48399%
- Education$81%
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 | 8 | $262 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 9 | $201 |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | 6 | $177 |
| Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc. | 4 | $158 |
| Dendreon Pharmaceuticals LLC | 5 | $98 |
| Merck | 3 | $73 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 2 | $64 |
| Urogen Pharma, Inc. | 3 | $62 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 2 | $59 |
| Accord Healthcare, Inc. | 2 | $57 |
| 180 Medical, Inc. | 2 | $48 |
| Antares Pharma, Inc. | 2 | $40 |
| Halozyme Inc | 2 | $37 |
| Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $28 |
| Laborie Medical Technologies Corp. | 1 | $26 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $24 |
| Axonics, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Bayer | 1 | $18 |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Hollister Incorporated | 1 | $14 |
| Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $8 |
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.
- Prolaris$105
How this compares
$1,491 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 626 physician assistant providers in Montana.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Tamsulosin Hcl | 51 | $1,277 |
| Oxybutynin Chloride ErOxybutynin Chloride | 36 | $486 |
| Finasteride | 20 | $201 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other physician assistant in Missoula
- Joan Bond-DeschampsMissoula$9K
- Jennifer DotyMissoula$6K
- Charla FontaineMissoula$5K
- Whitney MartinMissoula$3K
- Lance GriffinMissoula$3K
- Lisa HathawayMissoula$3K
- Kelly PolusMissoula$3K
- Eric DeesMissoula$2K
- Lina MontopoliMissoula$2K
- Lisa WeinreichMissoula$2K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.