Meghan Ward, MD
Epilepsy · Norwich, CTNPI 1134413412
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 9 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 8 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 17.8% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. 2025 is the largest year on record at $146, 4.3 times the $34 reported in 2021.
Across 9 payments — averaging $25.93 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Sanofi$42
- Neurelis, Inc.$36
- UCB, Inc.$35
- Johnson & Johnson$34
- GE HealthCare$30
- AbbVie$21
- plus $36 from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$233100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sanofi | 2 | $42 |
| Neurelis, Inc. | 1 | $36 |
| UCB, Inc. | 1 | $35 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $34 |
| GE HealthCare | 1 | $30 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $21 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
How this compares
Too few epilepsy providers in Connecticutto place this figure against a meaningful peer group, so we don't.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Lacosamide | 70 | $9,722 |
| Levetiracetam | 246 | $7,794 |
| Lamotrigine ErLamotrigine | 29 | $7,745 |
| DilantinPhenytoin Sodium Extended | 18 | $6,138 |
| Carbamazepine ErCarbamazepine | 32 | $3,079 |
| Divalproex Sodium | 51 | $2,593 |
| Levetiracetam ErLevetiracetam | 58 | $2,537 |
| Lamotrigine | 96 | $1,969 |
| Clobazam | 33 | $1,859 |
| Divalproex Sodium ErDivalproex Sodium | 24 | $1,560 |
| Topiramate | 79 | $1,380 |
| Carbamazepine | 19 | $1,361 |
| Zonisamide | 30 | $1,280 |
| Phenytoin Sodium Extended | 17 | $421 |
| Clonazepam | 24 | $279 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other epilepsy in Norwich
- Maria Kristina DorotanNew Haven$3K
- Sarah Meira BenchayaHartford$2K
- Anumeha ShethHartford$2K
- Lisa KnopfHartford$1K
- Gabriel MartzHartford$878
- Swetha AdeHartford$876
- Yan ZhangHartford$186
- Gordon BuchananNew Haven$182
- Nicole CassonNew Haven$34
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.