Megan Hebert
Family · Lake Charles, LANPI 1912401621
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 183 payments — averaging $36.91 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.$3K
- AstraZeneca$537
- Amgen$444
- ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$428
- Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.$421
- Vifor Pharma, Inc.$404
- plus $2K from 17 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$1,50022%
- Travel & lodging$5799%
- Food & beverage$4,49166%
- Education$1853%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. | 18 | $2,966 |
| AstraZeneca(2 entities) | 26 | $537 |
| Amgen | 15 | $444 |
| ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 16 | $428 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 20 | $421 |
| Vifor Pharma, Inc. | 22 | $404 |
| Bayer | 14 | $304 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | 5 | $220 |
| Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. | 8 | $208 |
| Novartis | 5 | $100 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 6 | $98 |
| Akebia Therapeutics Inc | 4 | $95 |
| Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | 4 | $94 |
| Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. | 4 | $74 |
| Kyowa Kirin, Inc. | 3 | $72 |
| Pharmacosmos Therapeutics Inc. | 3 | $68 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 3 | $62 |
| Ardelyx, Inc. | 2 | $55 |
| Novo Nordisk | 1 | $25 |
| Sanofi | 1 | $23 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $21 |
| GSK | 1 | $20 |
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | 1 | $18 |
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.
- Korsuva$2,682
How this compares
$6,755 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 3,610 family providers in Louisiana.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| VelphoroSucroferric Oxyhydroxide | 29 | $47,827 |
| AuryxiaFerric Citrate | 31 | $41,585 |
| Sevelamer Carbonate | 165 | $19,403 |
| Lanthanum Carbonate | 22 | $15,385 |
| VeltassaPatiromer Calcium Sorbitex | 20 | $13,719 |
| ProsolParenteral Amino Acid 20% No.1 | 38 | $7,055 |
| Calcium Acetate | 103 | $6,431 |
| Nifedipine ErNifedipine | 62 | $1,245 |
| Hydralazine Hcl | 69 | $737 |
| Furosemide | 70 | $513 |
| Labetalol Hcl | 14 | $468 |
| Minoxidil | 15 | $365 |
| Lactulose | 11 | $345 |
| Losartan Potassium | 46 | $317 |
| Carvedilol | 42 | $263 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.Velphoro | $2,966 | $47,82729 claims |
| Akebia Therapeutics IncAuryxia | $95 | $41,58531 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 3,610 family providers in Louisiana.
Other family in Lake Charles
- Darci PortieLake Charles$63K
- Clay HillLake Charles$13K
- Alisha BernardLake Charles$13K
- Rebecca EzellSlidell$268K
- Erin PierceNew Orleans$261K
- Tavell KindallNew Orleans$194K
- Ashlea HillRuston$169K
- Brittany MillerVille Platte$158K
- Ryanne ClarkeGretna$123K
- Elidia DewittBaton Rouge$108K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.