Ronald Asher, MD
Nephrology · North Platte, NENPI 1437122322
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 28 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 12 manufacturers reported payments, led by Pfizer at 29.4% of the total. That places this record below the midpoint for nephrology clinicians in NE, where the typical reported total is $1,214.
Across 28 payments — averaging $15.58 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Pfizer$128
- Novo Nordisk$91
- Daiichi Sankyo Inc.$59
- Mylan Specialty L.p.$25
- Amgen$24
- Abbott$24
- plus $85 from 6 others
Across 2 payments — averaging $11,263 each. An ownership or investment interest held by the physician or an immediate family member.
- Potrero Medical, Inc.$23K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$436100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pfizer | 8 | $128 |
| Novo Nordisk | 6 | $91 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 3 | $59 |
| Mylan Specialty L.p. | 2 | $25 |
| Amgen | 2 | $24 |
| Abbott | 1 | $24 |
| Exact Sciences | 1 | $19 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 1 | $15 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $11 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 1 | $11 |
How this compares
$436 in reported general payments places this provider in the 30th percentile of 60 nephrology providers in Nebraska.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| EliquisApixaban | 37 | $17,726 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 19 | $10,388 |
| Spiriva RespimatTiotropium Bromide | 11 | $5,692 |
| Breo ElliptaFluticasone/Vilanterol | 12 | $5,211 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 14 | $3,958 |
| Venlafaxine Hcl ErVenlafaxine Hcl | 47 | $1,623 |
| Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 11 | $967 |
| Gabapentin | 21 | $841 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 96 | $791 |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | 12 | $752 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 31 | $662 |
| Lidocaine | 49 | $638 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 39 | $615 |
| ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate | 28 | $594 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 49 | $591 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| PfizerEliquis | $128 | $17,72637 claims |
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance, Spiriva Respimat | $11 | $16,08030 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 30th percentile of 60 nephrology providers in Nebraska.
Other nephrology in North Platte
- Michael AaronsonLincoln$498K
- Richard LundOmaha$378K
- Jeffrey PasserOmaha$146K
- Rachel BrockLincoln$87K
- Roslyn MannonOmaha$64K
- Troy PlumbOmaha$17K
- Eric MagliuloOmaha$9K
- Prasanth RavipatiOmaha$7K
- Joseph BastOmaha$5K
- Stephanie GawelLincoln$5K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.