Paul Algeo
Physician Assistant · Seattle, WANPI 1891039418
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (50.4%), travel and lodging and consulting fees — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Gilead accounts for 61.1% of it on its own, with 18 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $4,158 and has fallen 97.6% since, to $100 in 2025. Among physician assistant clinicians in WA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 155 payments — averaging $43.92 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Gilead$4K
- Viiv Healthcare Company$976
- Johnson & Johnson$467
- Pfizer$223
- EMD Serono, Inc.$200
- Merck$116
- plus $668 from 13 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$1,57023%
- Travel & lodging$1,62924%
- Food & beverage$3,43050%
- Education$1783%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gilead | 38 | $4,159 |
| Viiv Healthcare Company | 45 | $976 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 15 | $467 |
| Pfizer | 10 | $223 |
| EMD Serono, Inc. | 10 | $200 |
| Merck | 5 | $116 |
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | 4 | $100 |
| Novo Nordisk | 4 | $86 |
| Antares Pharma, Inc. | 5 | $83 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 4 | $81 |
| AbbVie | 4 | $77 |
| Janssen Products, LP | 1 | $50 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 2 | $49 |
| Clarus Therapeutics Inc. | 2 | $40 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 2 | $33 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Idorsia Pharmaceuticals US Inc | 1 | $19 |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
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.
How this compares
$6,808 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 2,741 physician assistant providers in Washington.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| BiktarvyBictegrav/Emtricit/Tenofov Ala | 16 | $60,613 |
| DescovyEmtricitabine/Tenofov Alafenam | 12 | $31,698 |
| DovatoDolutegravir Sodium/Lamivudine | 11 | $31,078 |
| Etravirine | 11 | $12,925 |
| Combivent RespimatIpratropium/Albuterol Sulfate | 11 | $5,331 |
| VascepaIcosapent Ethyl | 11 | $3,682 |
| Nevirapine ErNevirapine | 11 | $1,896 |
| Ventolin HfaAlbuterol Sulfate | 11 | $626 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 54 | $481 |
| Omeprazole | 21 | $220 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | 20 | $198 |
| Olmesartan-HydrochlorothiazideOlmesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 13 | $183 |
| Finasteride | 17 | $134 |
| Aripiprazole | 11 | $129 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 15 | $124 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| GileadBiktarvy, Descovy | $4,159 | $92,31228 claims |
| Viiv Healthcare CompanyDovato | $976 | $31,07811 claims |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.Acyclovir | $12 | $9912 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 95th percentile of 2,741 physician assistant providers in Washington.
Other physician assistant in Seattle
- Erinn KingSeattle$129K
- Christy VathSeattle$75K
- Justin ChapinSeattle$40K
- Neil AndersonSeattle$13K
- Elena MartinezSeattle$12K
- Kari PaulsonSeattle$9K
- Jason LeganSeattle$8K
- Dwight MaceroSeattle$7K
- Jill KandoraShoreline$437K
- Jeannette HartRichland$263K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.