Sara Thompson, PA
Physician Assistant · Palm Bay, FLNPI 1508162645
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 16 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 7 manufacturers reported payments, led by Zimmer Biomet at 24.3% of the total. That places this record below the midpoint for physician assistant clinicians in FL, where the typical reported total is $465.
Across 16 payments — averaging $26.45 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Zimmer Biomet$103
- Smith+Nephew$96
- Reel Surgical, Inc.$68
- Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.$66
- Bioventus LLC$36
- Integra Lifesciences Corporation$28
- plus $27 from 1 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$423100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Zimmer Biomet | 2 | $103 |
| Smith+Nephew | 4 | $96 |
| Reel Surgical, Inc. | 2 | $68 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 4 | $66 |
| Bioventus LLC | 2 | $36 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $28 |
| Averitas Pharma Inc. | 1 | $27 |
How this compares
$423 in reported general payments places this provider in the 45th percentile of 8,062 physician assistant providers in Florida.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Diclofenac Sodium | 67 | $1,549 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 238 | $1,542 |
| Topiramate | 20 | $1,318 |
| Gabapentin | 247 | $998 |
| Meloxicam | 233 | $922 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 136 | $616 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | 82 | $541 |
| Methylprednisolone | 64 | $420 |
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 50 | $390 |
| Cephalexin | 63 | $332 |
| Methocarbamol | 52 | $166 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 41 | $143 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 35 | $127 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 15 | $114 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 29 | $93 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other physician assistant in Palm Bay
- Audrey BeckerSt Augustine$689K
- Kevin WilliamsTampa$647K
- Brian BonomoLecanto$559K
- Melissa SingletonOcala$482K
- Reeli ReinuMaitland$427K
- Jeanelle KingMiami$424K
- Risha BellomoOrlando$397K
- Jason BergerClearwater$344K
- Ashley MillerGainesville$328K
- Nicole HillOrlando$319K
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.