Nicholas Smith
Physician Assistant · Madison, WVNPI 1841476231
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 154 payments — averaging $18.12 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novo Nordisk$649
- AbbVie$500
- Pfizer$346
- Exact Sciences$200
- Boehringer Ingelheim$133
- AstraZeneca$132
- plus $829 from 17 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,790100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novo Nordisk | 39 | $649 |
| AbbVie | 24 | $500 |
| Pfizer | 17 | $346 |
| Exact Sciences | 9 | $200 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 8 | $133 |
| AstraZeneca | 9 | $132 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 7 | $117 |
| Novartis | 5 | $98 |
| Bayer | 5 | $80 |
| Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | 5 | $70 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 4 | $70 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 3 | $58 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 4 | $56 |
| GSK | 3 | $45 |
| Abbott | 2 | $45 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 2 | $42 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 2 | $30 |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | 1 | $27 |
| Lundbeck LLC | 1 | $25 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Idorsia Pharmaceuticals US Inc | 1 | $13 |
| Amgen | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$2,790 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 833 physician assistant providers in West Virginia.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| ZenpepLipase/Protease/Amylase | 26 | $64,995 |
| OzempicSemaglutide | 31 | $47,024 |
| LinzessLinaclotide | 39 | $25,045 |
| EliquisApixaban | 31 | $24,328 |
| TrulicityDulaglutide | 19 | $23,528 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 26 | $23,016 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 19 | $18,963 |
| VascepaIcosapent Ethyl | 31 | $16,608 |
| EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan | 11 | $13,936 |
| CreonLipase/Protease/Amylase | 13 | $10,714 |
| Breztri AerosphereBudesonide/Glycopyr/Formoterol | 11 | $9,136 |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-100Insulin Degludec | 12 | $7,916 |
| Omnipod 5 Dexg7g6 Pods (Gen 5)Insulin Pump Cart,auto,bt,g6/7 | 13 | $7,773 |
| Toujeo SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 15 | $7,292 |
| Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 11 | $6,832 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novo NordiskOzempic | $649 | $47,02431 claims |
| AbbVieLinzess, Creon, Synthroid | $500 | $37,91686 claims |
| AstraZenecaFarxiga, Breztri Aerosphere, Symbicort | $132 | $36,90352 claims |
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance, Combivent Respimat | $133 | $24,48631 claims |
| PfizerEliquis | $346 | $24,32831 claims |
| Lilly USA, LLCTrulicity | $117 | $23,52819 claims |
| NovartisEntresto | $98 | $13,93611 claims |
| GSKTrelegy Ellipta | $45 | $6,83211 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 833 physician assistant providers in West Virginia.
Other physician assistant in Madison
- Heather RobinsonMadison$6K
- Casey HatfieldMadison$4K
- Amy ButtsWellsburg$258K
- Alexander EpperlySouth Charleston$21K
- Kelley WhoolerySouth Charleston$17K
- Jordan BrewerMorgantown$15K
- Tasha ElswickWinfield$14K
- Frances PauleyCharleston$14K
- Danielle MolinaCharleston$12K
- Erik AndersonSouth Charleston$11K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.