Ronald Rodriguez, PA
Physician Assistant · Charlotte, NCNPI 1275739724
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 91.0% of the total across 1,370 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 34 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 10.5% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Among physician assistant clinicians in NC 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 1,370 payments — averaging $22.97 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Ortho Dermatologics, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$3K
- Dermavant Sciences, Inc.$3K
- AbbVie$2K
- Pfizer$2K
- Novartis$2K
- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.$2K
- plus $18K from 28 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$2,4508%
- Food & beverage$28,64791%
- Education$3701%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ortho Dermatologics, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 147 | $3,294 |
| Dermavant Sciences, Inc. | 77 | $2,590 |
| AbbVie | 89 | $2,009 |
| Pfizer | 112 | $1,927 |
| Novartis | 50 | $1,852 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 75 | $1,748 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 64 | $1,691 |
| Almirall LLC | 72 | $1,559 |
| LEO Pharma Inc. | 87 | $1,524 |
| UCB, Inc. | 54 | $1,460 |
| Journey Medical Corporation | 36 | $1,450 |
| Medimetriks Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 59 | $1,372 |
| Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC | 71 | $1,134 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 52 | $1,044 |
| Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. | 29 | $1,015 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 41 | $926 |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.p. | 60 | $868 |
| Amgen | 32 | $773 |
| Sanofi | 34 | $695 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 22 | $617 |
| Incyte Corporation | 23 | $492 |
| EPI Health, LLC | 43 | $432 |
| Organon | 19 | $351 |
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | 2 | $232 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 4 | $84 |
| VYNE Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 3 | $59 |
| Sebela Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 4 | $57 |
| Cipher Pharmaceuticals US LLC | 1 | $47 |
| Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $47 |
| Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC | 2 | $46 |
| Dermira, Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Helsinn Therapeutics (U.S.), Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Organogenesis Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| LNHC, Inc | 1 | $14 |
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
$31,468 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 7,441 physician assistant providers in North Carolina.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Clobetasol Propionate | 150 | $6,393 |
| Betamethasone Dipropionate | 196 | $6,387 |
| Ketoconazole | 113 | $2,256 |
| Desonide | 44 | $1,753 |
| Tretinoin | 26 | $1,458 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 60 | $1,343 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 106 | $1,252 |
| Metronidazole | 21 | $985 |
| CiclopiroxCiclopirox Olamine | 27 | $950 |
| Clindamycin Phosphate | 23 | $710 |
| Clotrimazole-BetamethasoneClotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip | 22 | $654 |
| Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | 38 | $609 |
| Hydroxyzine Hcl | 54 | $599 |
| Minoxidil | 22 | $539 |
| ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl | 12 | $516 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other physician assistant in Charlotte
- Rachel HolzhauerCharlotte$739K
- Amber BlairCharlotte$551K
- Kristin CabedaCharlotte$135K
- Meghan EmigCharlotte$124K
- Juleidy TurnipseedCharlotte$84K
- Erin SiceloffCharlotte$50K
- Lamiaa TolbaCharlotte$29K
- Sanaya GandhiCharlotte$29K
- Jacqueline LeyrerCharlotte$24K
- Mackenzie McArthurCharlotte$21K
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.