Mari Friedman
Physician Assistant · Avon, INNPI 1215291943
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 179 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 19 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 27.7% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $1,035 and has fallen 73.6% since, to $274 in 2023.
Across 179 payments — averaging $12.43 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$616
- Novartis$375
- Lilly USA, LLC$220
- Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC$202
- Journey Medical Corporation$137
- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.$136
- plus $539 from 13 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,226100%
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 | 52 | $616 |
| Novartis | 39 | $375 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 16 | $220 |
| Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC | 25 | $202 |
| Journey Medical Corporation | 2 | $137 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 7 | $136 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 7 | $101 |
| Biofrontera Inc. | 8 | $61 |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.p. | 4 | $59 |
| Sanofi | 3 | $59 |
| Amgen | 2 | $53 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 3 | $45 |
| EPI Health, LLC | 3 | $45 |
| Ortho Dermatologics, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 2 | $28 |
| Pfizer | 2 | $26 |
| UCB, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| VYNE Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Almirall LLC | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$2,226 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 1,955 physician assistant providers in Indiana.
Other physician assistant in Avon
- Kristen GumpfCarmel$142K
- Andrew NordIndianapolis$47K
- Qun Ming ZhangIndianapolis$28K
- Lauren HoweMunster$28K
- A FergusonFort Wayne$22K
- Jacquelyn BeemerFort Wayne$21K
- Lindsay YoderIndianapolis$21K
- Eryn GormanClinton$18K
- Audrey HewittBloomington$17K
- Mackenzie LawsonIndianapolis$15K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.