Robert Barker
Family Medicine · Asheville, NCNPI 1548290489
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.6% of the total across 123 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 15 manufacturers reported payments, led by Novo Nordisk at 29.3% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $1,182 and has fallen 78.4% since, to $256 in 2021.
Across 123 payments — averaging $13.48 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novo Nordisk$486
- Amgen$277
- AstraZeneca$180
- Lilly USA, LLC$157
- Pfizer$113
- Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC$96
- plus $350 from 9 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,651100%
- Education$60%
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 | 41 | $486 |
| Amgen | 17 | $277 |
| AstraZeneca | 13 | $180 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 12 | $157 |
| Pfizer | 8 | $113 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 7 | $96 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 7 | $95 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 4 | $67 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 5 | $66 |
| Novartis | 2 | $30 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 2 | $27 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 1 | $18 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 2 | $17 |
| Circassia Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| GSK | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$1,657 in reported general payments places this provider in the 75th percentile of 3,444 family medicine providers in North Carolina.
Other family medicine in Asheville
- Kimberly BaptisteAsheville$151K
- Jason CookAsheville$120K
- Joseph AndersonAsheville$17K
- William CromwellRaleigh$879K
- Steve VacalisGastonia$693K
- David DundeeWinston Salem$633K
- Kevin SodenCharlotte$558K
- Brian ForrestApex$398K
- Joseph KonenCharlotte$322K
- Richard RachimaCharlotte$294K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.