Sonya Bethel
Family Medicine · Springfield, VANPI 1063466076
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 90 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 20 manufacturers reported payments, led by Novo Nordisk at 25.0% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $997 and has fallen 85.2% since, to $148 in 2021.
Across 90 payments — averaging $18.92 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novo Nordisk$425
- AbbVie$201
- Amarin Pharma, Inc.$134
- Amgen$131
- Pfizer$130
- Lilly USA, LLC$110
- plus $571 from 14 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,703100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novo Nordisk | 13 | $425 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 11 | $201 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 9 | $134 |
| Amgen | 8 | $131 |
| Pfizer | 8 | $130 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 7 | $110 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 5 | $73 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 4 | $63 |
| Merck | 4 | $58 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 3 | $57 |
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 3 | $54 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 3 | $47 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 2 | $43 |
| Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $42 |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $36 |
| Abbott | 2 | $32 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $24 |
| Gilead | 1 | $19 |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $12 |
| Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
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.
- Ozempic$125
How this compares
$1,703 in reported general payments places this provider in the 75th percentile of 2,553 family medicine providers in Virginia.
Other family medicine in Springfield
- Oluwaronke AwosikaFort Gregg Adams$397K
- Monique MatuskowitzNorfolk$110K
- Paul StairsRichmond$105K
- Edwin RobinsonRichmond$83K
- Benjamin PhilpottRocky Mount$64K
- John MolaiyArlington$64K
- Catherine VarneyZion Crossroads$47K
- Jordan TranWinchester$42K
- John ClayColonial Heights$40K
- Thomas RobesonNewport News$34K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.