Robert Wheeler
Family Medicine · Midlothian, VANPI 1902897846
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 97.7% of the total across 132 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 24.2% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $897 and has fallen 66.6% since, to $300 in 2022.
Across 132 payments — averaging $15.21 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$485
- Novo Nordisk$206
- Amgen$151
- Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC$117
- GSK$112
- Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$107
- plus $829 from 20 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,96198%
- Gifts$472%
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(2 entities) | 36 | $485 |
| Novo Nordisk | 16 | $206 |
| Amgen | 11 | $151 |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC | 3 | $117 |
| GSK | 7 | $112 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 6 | $107 |
| Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | 6 | $92 |
| Merck | 5 | $83 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 6 | $79 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 5 | $76 |
| AstraZeneca | 6 | $73 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 2 | $63 |
| Pfizer | 4 | $57 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 3 | $56 |
| Eisai Inc. | 3 | $52 |
| Abbott | 2 | $34 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 2 | $33 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Melinta Therapeutics, LLC | 1 | $17 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $16 |
| Novartis | 1 | $15 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Bayer | 1 | $13 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$2,008 in reported general payments places this provider in the 75th percentile of 2,553 family medicine providers in Virginia.
Other family medicine in Midlothian
- Donald SandersMidlothian$15K
- Oluwaronke AwosikaFort Gregg Adams$397K
- Monique MatuskowitzNorfolk$110K
- Paul StairsRichmond$105K
- Edwin RobinsonRichmond$83K
- Benjamin PhilpottRocky Mount$64K
- John MolaiyArlington$64K
- Catherine VarneyZion Crossroads$47K
- Jordan TranWinchester$42K
- John ClayColonial Heights$40K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.