Robert Shupe
Physician Assistant · Goodyear, AZNPI 1811272297
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 391 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 29 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 18.3% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. 2025 is the largest year on record at $2,299, more than ten times the $69 reported in 2021. Among physician assistant clinicians in AZ with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 391 payments — averaging $17.33 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$1K
- Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.$823
- Corium, LLC$822
- ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-cellular Therapies, Inc.)$519
- Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.$473
- Lundbeck LLC$459
- plus $2K from 23 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$6,775100%
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 | 91 | $1,241 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | 42 | $823 |
| Corium, LLC | 44 | $822 |
| ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-cellular Therapies, Inc.) | 28 | $519 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 32 | $473 |
| Lundbeck LLC | 23 | $459 |
| Tris Pharma Inc | 24 | $312 |
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 14 | $270 |
| Alkermes, Inc. | 11 | $228 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 10 | $216 |
| Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 10 | $195 |
| Merck | 7 | $161 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 7 | $147 |
| Bausch Health US, LLC | 7 | $124 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 6 | $112 |
| Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 5 | $96 |
| Neos Therapeutics, LP | 6 | $92 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 4 | $72 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 3 | $66 |
| Almatica Pharma LLC | 3 | $63 |
| Stryker | 2 | $52 |
| DJO, LLC | 1 | $48 |
| Idorsia Pharmaceuticals US Inc | 3 | $47 |
| Bioventus LLC | 2 | $38 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 2 | $33 |
| Biogen | 1 | $23 |
| Livanova USA, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Dynasplint Systems Inc. | 1 | $8 |
How this compares
$6,775 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 2,888 physician assistant providers in Arizona.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Prazosin Hcl | 24 | $544 |
| Dextroamphetamine-AmphetamineDextroamphetamine/Amphetamine | 14 | $516 |
| Aripiprazole | 15 | $390 |
| Bupropion XlBupropion Hcl | 15 | $356 |
| Lamotrigine | 12 | $352 |
| Trazodone Hcl | 17 | $283 |
| Buspirone Hcl | 20 | $275 |
| Zolpidem Tartrate | 19 | $202 |
| Mirtazapine | 11 | $104 |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | 16 | $81 |
| Alprazolam | 21 | $75 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other physician assistant in Goodyear
- Michael RhodesGoodyear$12K
- Jenna HiltonGilbert$637K
- Kara GoodingScottsdale$625K
- Ginna GranrothScottsdale$211K
- Nicole MaderaGlendale$128K
- Candace RyanGlendale$113K
- Christopher BeroScottsdale$81K
- Katherine MinorPhoenix$76K
- Nicole StokerTucson$61K
- Micah LasleyPhoenix$52K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.