Rachel Rice
Physician Assistant · Kingsport, TNNPI 1720559479
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 97.9% of the total across 597 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 26 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 29.3% of the total. Among physician assistant clinicians in TN 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 597 payments — averaging $18.09 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$3K
- Amgen$2K
- Johnson & Johnson$1K
- UCB, Inc.$1K
- Novartis$771
- GSK$557
- plus $2K from 20 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$10,57598%
- Education$2232%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie | 183 | $3,166 |
| Amgen(2 entities) | 89 | $1,579 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 71 | $1,361 |
| UCB, Inc. | 57 | $1,073 |
| Novartis | 38 | $771 |
| GSK | 33 | $557 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 26 | $380 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 17 | $355 |
| AstraZeneca(2 entities) | 17 | $303 |
| Pfizer | 15 | $203 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | 9 | $164 |
| Sobi, Inc | 6 | $127 |
| Radius Health, Inc. | 5 | $118 |
| Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC | 6 | $116 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 5 | $112 |
| Sanofi | 3 | $63 |
| Organon | 3 | $57 |
| Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. | 3 | $55 |
| Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. | 2 | $53 |
| Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, PLC | 2 | $51 |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $41 |
| Sandoz | 1 | $20 |
| Mylan Institutional Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $19 |
| Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Fidia Pharma USA Inc. | 1 | $16 |
How this compares
$10,798 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 2,404 physician assistant providers in Tennessee.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Enbrel SureclickEtanercept | 45 | $374,475 |
| Humira(Cf) PenAdalimumab | 36 | $268,589 |
| RinvoqUpadacitinib | 29 | $194,695 |
| Xeljanz XrTofacitinib Citrate | 31 | $182,328 |
| EnbrelEtanercept | 15 | $107,683 |
| OtezlaApremilast | 20 | $101,900 |
| Orencia ClickjectAbatacept | 16 | $100,644 |
| SimponiGolimumab | 14 | $99,238 |
| Cosentyx Sensoready (2 Pens)Secukinumab | 11 | $78,849 |
| Actemra ActpenTocilizumab | 17 | $43,665 |
| Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate | 419 | $13,912 |
| MethotrexateMethotrexate Sodium | 368 | $7,124 |
| Leflunomide | 67 | $6,812 |
| Prednisone | 179 | $1,379 |
| Azathioprine | 60 | $1,369 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AmgenEnbrel, Otezla | $1,579 | $209,58435 claims |
| AbbVieRinvoq | $3,166 | $194,69529 claims |
| Johnson & JohnsonSimponi | $1,361 | $99,23814 claims |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.Colchicine | $41 | $82122 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 2,404 physician assistant providers in Tennessee.
Other physician assistant in Kingsport
- Sandra McCraryKingsport$17K
- Philip WeatherfordKingsport$16K
- William JohnsonKingsport$13K
- Harold LittleKingsport$13K
- Lindsey NixKnoxville$576K
- Anna KerseySavannah$399K
- Brie ChandlerNashville$317K
- Loree EasleyBartlett$187K
- Katherine RunyanKnoxville$156K
- Robert LaughertyAlcoa$122K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.