Waketta Aldridge
Gerontology · Jonesboro, ARNPI 1588297972
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 98.9% of the total across 123 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 29 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 20.8% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. 2025 is the largest year on record at $1,349, more than ten times the $34 reported in 2021. Among gerontology clinicians in AR 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 123 payments — averaging $23.16 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novartis$593
- AbbVie$319
- AstraZeneca$274
- Novocure Inc.$202
- Johnson & Johnson$184
- Merck$148
- plus $1K from 23 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,81899%
- Education$301%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis | 40 | $593 |
| AbbVie | 17 | $319 |
| AstraZeneca(2 entities) | 5 | $274 |
| Novocure Inc. | 2 | $202 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 6 | $184 |
| Merck | 8 | $148 |
| Stemline Therapeutics Inc. | 2 | $142 |
| Amgen | 5 | $113 |
| AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $106 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 1 | $89 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 3 | $76 |
| Pharmacyclics LLC, An Abbvie Company | 3 | $63 |
| Dendreon Pharmaceuticals LLC | 3 | $61 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 3 | $49 |
| Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $46 |
| Sobi, Inc | 2 | $44 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 2 | $41 |
| Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc | 3 | $39 |
| Eisai Inc. | 2 | $38 |
| ADC Therapeutics America, Inc. | 2 | $35 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $29 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 2 | $28 |
| Sanofi | 1 | $26 |
| Blue Earth Diagnostics | 1 | $22 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Gilead | 1 | $17 |
| G1 Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Seagen Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Beigene USA, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
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.
- Orserdu$124
- OPTUNE LUA (NOVOTTF-200T)$109
How this compares
$2,848 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 89 gerontology providers in Arkansas.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 104 | $685 |
| Mometasone Furoate | 16 | $608 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | 33 | $270 |
| Lidocaine Hcl ViscousLidocaine Hcl | 27 | $252 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other gerontology in Jonesboro
- Tracy HolladayJonesboro$6K
- Shawna FergusonJonesboro$5K
- Jennifer SmithJonesboro$5K
- Jennifer LewisJonesboro$3K
- Joyce StratmoenJonesboro$1K
- Barbara CooleyJonesboro$921
- Heather DittoJonesboro$270
- Rebekka AmickLittle Rock$6K
- Kathleen VasquezConway$5K
- Katherine RobertsonTexarkana$4K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.