Wendi Ames
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 178 payments — averaging $22.46 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$676
- Neurelis, Inc.$361
- Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$265
- Lundbeck LLC$238
- Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.$187
- Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.$177
- plus $2K from 30 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,998100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie | 39 | $676 |
| Neurelis, Inc. | 9 | $361 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 5 | $265 |
| Lundbeck LLC | 13 | $238 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | 7 | $187 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 10 | $177 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 9 | $175 |
| AstraZeneca(2 entities) | 7 | $166 |
| Eisai Inc. | 9 | $161 |
| UCB, Inc. | 4 | $140 |
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | 3 | $130 |
| Novartis | 5 | $128 |
| Incyte Corporation | 6 | $127 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 7 | $116 |
| Pfizer | 6 | $115 |
| ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-cellular Therapies, Inc.) | 5 | $103 |
| SK Life Science, Inc. | 2 | $75 |
| Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc | 4 | $75 |
| Biogen | 4 | $75 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 2 | $71 |
| Kyowa Kirin, Inc. | 3 | $55 |
| Springworks Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $54 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $44 |
| Novo Nordisk | 2 | $33 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 2 | $33 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $28 |
| Gilead | 1 | $28 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Argenx US, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| EMD Serono, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Indivior Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Puma Biotechnology, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 1 | $16 |
| Biotronik NRO, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $15 |
| Daiichi Sankyo 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.
- QELBREE$215
How this compares
$3,998 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 15,456 family providers in Texas.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Nurtec OdtRimegepant Sulfate | 15 | $35,499 |
| UbrelvyUbrogepant | 15 | $24,772 |
| Zonisamide | 195 | $4,509 |
| Gabapentin | 145 | $4,235 |
| Memantine Hcl | 143 | $4,196 |
| Pregabalin | 87 | $2,998 |
| Oxcarbazepine | 31 | $2,912 |
| Ropinirole Hcl | 60 | $2,333 |
| Levetiracetam | 55 | $1,955 |
| Donepezil Hcl | 139 | $1,907 |
| Cyanocobalamin InjectionCyanocobalamin (Vitamin B-12) | 41 | $1,607 |
| Divalproex Sodium ErDivalproex Sodium | 12 | $1,519 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 42 | $1,289 |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | 36 | $1,234 |
| Memantine Hcl ErMemantine Hcl | 17 | $1,146 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| PfizerNurtec Odt | $115 | $35,49915 claims |
| AbbVieUbrelvy | $676 | $24,77215 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 90th percentile of 15,456 family providers in Texas.
Other family in Vidor
- Lashonda CraneHouston$3.4M
- David WeirDallas$959K
- Luba YammineHouston$479K
- Robin BeachHouston$428K
- Nirupama JeromeAustin$418K
- April LopezMcAllen$417K
- Linda MercadoHouston$211K
- Sarah AguilarHouston$199K
- Sie ThomasDallas$197K
- Anna CastroSan Antonio$184K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.