Sheila Kohler, NP
Acute Care · Washington, DCNPI 1811391360
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 76 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 13 manufacturers reported payments, led by Amgen at 41.5% of the total. Among acute care clinicians in DC with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 76 payments — averaging $29.63 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Amgen$936
- ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp)$449
- Pfizer$182
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$163
- Boston Scientific$124
- Johnson & Johnson$88
- plus $311 from 7 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,252100%
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 | 23 | $936 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 17 | $449 |
| Pfizer | 9 | $182 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 8 | $163 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $124 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 5 | $88 |
| Novartis | 3 | $73 |
| Novo Nordisk | 3 | $72 |
| Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $59 |
| AstraZeneca | 2 | $31 |
| Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | 1 | $30 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 1 | $23 |
| Cardiva Medical, Inc. | 1 | $23 |
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.
- Repatha$124
How this compares
$2,252 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 110 acute care providers in District of Columbia.
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.
Other acute care in Washington
- Shannon BurtonWashington$11K
- Jennifer MendesWashington$5K
- Molly GibbsWashington$4K
- Ashley YoungWashington$3K
- Sonia BrownWashington$3K
- Janeen ConstantineWashington$2K
- Sara WannerWashington$2K
- Thelma AguilarWashington$2K
- Kathryn CurtinWashington$2K
- Molly LloydWashington$2K
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.