Susan Heverling, MD
Internal Medicine · Anchorage, AKNPI 1750358701
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.8% of the total across 310 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 32 manufacturers reported payments, led by AstraZeneca at 26.5% of the total. Among internal medicine clinicians in AK 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 310 payments — averaging $20.25 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AstraZeneca$2K
- AbbVie$707
- GSK$523
- Lilly USA, LLC$487
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$338
- Amgen$322
- plus $2K from 26 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$6,263100%
- Education$150%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca | 76 | $1,661 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 40 | $707 |
| GSK | 28 | $523 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 18 | $487 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 12 | $338 |
| Amgen | 11 | $322 |
| Novartis | 13 | $278 |
| Novo Nordisk | 16 | $275 |
| Merck | 15 | $248 |
| Pfizer | 14 | $245 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 10 | $173 |
| Eisai Inc. | 7 | $118 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 6 | $118 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 7 | $112 |
| Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 4 | $81 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 3 | $61 |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc. | 3 | $56 |
| Idorsia Pharmaceuticals US Inc | 3 | $55 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $53 |
| Exact Sciences | 3 | $51 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 3 | $47 |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | 2 | $45 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 3 | $43 |
| Medtronic | 2 | $40 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 1 | $24 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Radius Health, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Mylan Specialty L.p. | 1 | $16 |
| Alfasigma USA, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Esperion Therapeutics, 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.
How this compares
$6,278 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 124 internal medicine providers in Alaska.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| OzempicSemaglutide | 82 | $102,599 |
| EliquisApixaban | 67 | $63,550 |
| MounjaroTirzepatide | 45 | $54,869 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 33 | $51,159 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 35 | $37,078 |
| JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate | 36 | $28,256 |
| Praluent PenAlirocumab | 22 | $23,552 |
| Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 24 | $21,472 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 20 | $19,843 |
| TrulicityDulaglutide | 19 | $19,754 |
| SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium | 135 | $13,378 |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-200Insulin Degludec | 11 | $12,580 |
| MyrbetriqMirabegron | 11 | $12,467 |
| Breztri AerosphereBudesonide/Glycopyr/Formoterol | 16 | $12,052 |
| CreonLipase/Protease/Amylase | 13 | $11,919 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| Novo NordiskOzempic | $275 | $102,59982 claims |
| Lilly USA, LLCMounjaro, Trulicity | $487 | $74,62364 claims |
| PfizerEliquis | $245 | $63,55067 claims |
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance | $47 | $51,15933 claims |
| AstraZenecaFarxiga, Breztri Aerosphere | $1,661 | $49,13051 claims |
| GSKTrelegy Ellipta, Breo Ellipta | $523 | $29,22037 claims |
| MerckJanuvia | $248 | $28,25636 claims |
| AbbVieSynthroid, Creon | $707 | $25,297148 claims |
| Johnson & JohnsonXarelto | $112 | $19,84320 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 95th percentile of 124 internal medicine providers in Alaska.
Other internal medicine in Anchorage
- Loretta LeeAnchorage$8K
- Laurie MontanoAnchorage$6K
- Michele O FallonAnchorage$6K
- Alvaro RosalesAnchorage$4K
- Robin MillerAnchorage$4K
- Mary DemersAnchorage$3K
- Thuy-Trang NgoAnchorage$3K
- Irina GrimbergAnchorage$3K
- Brian TrimbleAnchorage$1K
- Julie McCormickAnchorage$1K
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.