Ricky McDaniels
Physician Assistant · South Charleston, WVNPI 1700297207
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 98.2% of the total across 305 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 40 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 22.0% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Among physician assistant clinicians in WV 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 305 payments — averaging $17.81 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AstraZeneca$1K
- GSK$694
- Boehringer Ingelheim$490
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$318
- Verona Pharma, Inc.$280
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$224
- plus $2K from 34 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$5,33498%
- Education$962%
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.
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
$5,431 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 833 physician assistant providers in West Virginia.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| OfevNintedanib Esylate | 14 | $151,729 |
| Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 163 | $126,517 |
| Breztri AerosphereBudesonide/Glycopyr/Formoterol | 117 | $75,508 |
| Spiriva RespimatTiotropium Bromide | 28 | $20,070 |
| Spiriva HandihalerTiotropium Bromide | 18 | $9,300 |
| Breo ElliptaFluticasone/Vilanterol | 15 | $8,191 |
| SymbicortBudesonide/Formoterol Fumarate | 24 | $8,036 |
| EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan | 12 | $7,972 |
| AbrysvoRsv Vacc, Pref A And Pref B/Pf | 28 | $7,890 |
| Anoro ElliptaUmeclidinium Brm/Vilanterol Tr | 14 | $6,454 |
| JanumetSitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl | 11 | $6,340 |
| Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate | 194 | $5,980 |
| Incruse ElliptaUmeclidinium Bromide | 11 | $3,762 |
| Arnuity ElliptaFluticasone Furoate | 18 | $3,668 |
| Sucralfate | 14 | $3,583 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Boehringer IngelheimOfev, Spiriva Respimat | $490 | $171,79942 claims |
| GSKTrelegy Ellipta, Breo Ellipta, Anoro Ellipta, Incruse Ellipta, Arnuity Ellipta | $694 | $148,592221 claims |
| AstraZenecaBreztri Aerosphere, Symbicort | $1,197 | $83,544141 claims |
| MerckJanumet, Dulera | $93 | $9,06022 claims |
| NovartisEntresto | $218 | $7,97212 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 833 physician assistant providers in West Virginia.
Other physician assistant in South Charleston
- Alexander EpperlySouth Charleston$21K
- Kelley WhoolerySouth Charleston$17K
- Erik AndersonSouth Charleston$11K
- Gregory PorterSouth Charleston$11K
- Alexa FruthSouth Charleston$7K
- Keaton MooreSouth Charleston$5K
- Natalie BeesonSouth Charleston$4K
- Amy ButtsWellsburg$258K
- Jordan BrewerMorgantown$15K
- Tasha ElswickWinfield$14K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.