Naomi Arenson, MD
Neurology · Soldotna, AKNPI 1033102546
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $3,044 of the $4,408 with a category attached, or 69.1%. 23 manufacturers reported payments, led by Livanova USA, Inc. at 45.3% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $2,147 and has fallen 90.2% since, to $210 in 2024.
Across 77 payments — averaging $57.25 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Livanova USA, Inc.$2K
- Biogen$463
- AstraZeneca$385
- EMD Serono, Inc.$378
- AbbVie$358
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$125
- plus $705 from 17 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$1,30930%
- Food & beverage$3,04469%
- Education$561%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Livanova USA, Inc. | 10 | $1,995 |
| Biogen | 9 | $463 |
| AstraZeneca | 3 | $385 |
| EMD Serono, Inc. | 6 | $378 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 15 | $358 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 1 | $125 |
| Novartis | 5 | $108 |
| SK Life Science, Inc. | 3 | $86 |
| Lundbeck LLC | 3 | $73 |
| Neurelis, Inc. | 3 | $69 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 1 | $60 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | 2 | $49 |
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | 2 | $43 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 2 | $33 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 1 | $33 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $28 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 4 | $24 |
| Eisai Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Amgen | 1 | $19 |
| Nevro Corp. | 1 | $17 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $16 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $13 |
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.
- VNS Therapy$1,956
- Mavenclad$218
- TYSABRI$125
- ZEPOSIA$125
How this compares
$4,408 in reported general payments places this provider in the 60th percentile of 21 neurology providers in Alaska.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Emgality PenGalcanezumab-Gnlm | 85 | $68,971 |
| Nurtec OdtRimegepant Sulfate | 48 | $51,154 |
| BriviactBrivaracetam | 20 | $34,977 |
| UbrelvyUbrogepant | 23 | $29,925 |
| Lamictal XrLamotrigine | 13 | $25,684 |
| QuliptaAtogepant | 22 | $23,063 |
| Aimovig AutoinjectorErenumab-Aooe | 21 | $21,361 |
| Depakote ErDivalproex Sodium | 15 | $15,324 |
| KeppraLevetiracetam | 11 | $12,312 |
| Emgality SyringeGalcanezumab-Gnlm | 11 | $7,720 |
| Levetiracetam | 184 | $7,595 |
| Lacosamide | 46 | $5,844 |
| Carbidopa-LevodopaCarbidopa/Levodopa | 144 | $5,683 |
| Pregabalin | 101 | $5,678 |
| Gabapentin | 115 | $3,783 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVieUbrelvy, Qulipta | $358 | $52,98845 claims |
| PfizerNurtec Odt | $16 | $51,15448 claims |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLCPyridostigmine Bromide | $13 | $78111 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 60th percentile of 21 neurology providers in Alaska.
Other neurology in Soldotna
- Kristen JessenSoldotna$51K
- Eric AshmanSoldotna$661
- Anne McDonoughSoldotna$0
- Stanford DownsAnchorage$19K
- Mary DownsAnchorage$17K
- John KellyWasilla$13K
- Peter OsterbauerEagle River$12K
- Jeffrey SponslerWasilla$8K
- Scot HinesAnchorage$8K
- David HenzlerAnchorage$6K
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.