Russell Earnest, DPM
Podiatrist · Midlothian, VANPI 1992817480
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.8% of the total across 68 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 Amgen at 27.3% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $780, 2.8 times the $277 reported in 2019.
Across 68 payments — averaging $46.84 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Amgen$871
- Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$306
- Convatec Inc.$302
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated$147
- ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$144
- Melinta Therapeutics, LLC$141
- plus $1K from 20 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,178100%
- Education$70%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amgen(2 entities) | 13 | $871 |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 8 | $306 |
| Convatec Inc. | 5 | $302 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 2 | $147 |
| ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $144 |
| Melinta Therapeutics, LLC | 2 | $141 |
| Linvatec Corporation | 1 | $136 |
| Kerecis Limited | 1 | $136 |
| Medtronic | 2 | $131 |
| AbbVie | 2 | $124 |
| Organogenesis Inc. | 5 | $119 |
| Smith+Nephew | 2 | $117 |
| KCI USA, Inc. | 2 | $109 |
| Bioventus LLC | 2 | $57 |
| Vertex | 3 | $54 |
| Boston Scientific | 2 | $51 |
| Abbott | 2 | $49 |
| Nevro Corp. | 1 | $32 |
| GRT US Holding, Inc. | 2 | $31 |
| Merck | 2 | $28 |
| Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Averitas Pharma Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Hartmann USA, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Bsn Medical Inc | 1 | $14 |
| Dynasplint Systems Inc. | 1 | $13 |
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.
- KRYSTEXXA$718
- Kerecis SurgiClose$543
- InnovaMatrix AC$241
- BioBrace 23mm$136
- COLINK VALLUX$136
- Kerecis GraftGuide$136
- Baxdela$125
- NUZYRA$125
- EXPAREL$118
- PURIFIED CORTROPHIN GEL$117
- TEFLARO$113
- PICO$103
- RENASYS GO v2 HOME$103
- RENASYS TOUCH$103
- INCEPTIV$101
How this compares
$3,185 in reported general payments places this provider in the 70th percentile of 126 podiatrist providers in Virginia.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonium Lactate | 47 | $818 |
| Cephalexin | 146 | $779 |
| Methylprednisolone | 88 | $541 |
| Clotrimazole-BetamethasoneClotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip | 21 | $460 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 35 | $347 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 32 | $191 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 28 | $112 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-TrimethoprimSulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 11 | $42 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other podiatrist in Midlothian
- John McMahonMidlothian$3K
- Mark ErdmanMidlothian$3K
- John ClementsRoanoke$925K
- Leland GilmoreAlexandria$155K
- Justin PhillinganePetersburg$82K
- Jeremy WaltersSuffolk$60K
- Matthew HopsonWilliamsburg$44K
- Benjamin ProtoNewport News$26K
- Kevin RabieVirginia Beach$18K
- Nelson KellerGrafton$17K
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.