Martha Stephens
Physician Assistant · Prestonsburg, KYNPI 1013212794
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 102 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 17 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 39.7% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $628 and has fallen 58.3% since, to $262 in 2023.
Across 102 payments — averaging $13.78 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$558
- Novartis$126
- Lilly USA, LLC$109
- Novo Nordisk$86
- Boehringer Ingelheim$85
- GSK$80
- plus $360 from 11 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,406100%
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 | 48 | $558 |
| Novartis | 8 | $126 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 7 | $109 |
| Novo Nordisk | 5 | $86 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 5 | $85 |
| GSK | 6 | $80 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 5 | $68 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 4 | $59 |
| Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $41 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 2 | $35 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 2 | $30 |
| Amgen | 2 | $30 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 2 | $28 |
| Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $19 |
| Bayer | 1 | $17 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 1 | $14 |
How this compares
$1,406 in reported general payments places this provider in the 70th percentile of 1,448 physician assistant providers in Kentucky.
Other physician assistant in Prestonsburg
- Brandice HarrisonLexington$745K
- Lauren MeadeLexington$656K
- Melissa DavisLouisville$362K
- Kara MuddLouisville$98K
- Seth KingBowling Green$91K
- Marty MullinsHazard$63K
- Lauri GarnerVersailles$33K
- Robert TatumLouisville$29K
- Grace IsaacsLouisville$28K
- Catherine BookerProspect$26K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.