Wendy Johnson
Physician Assistant · Council Bluffs, IANPI 1255548897
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 232 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 34 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 13.1% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $1,757 and has fallen 64.7% since, to $621 in 2023. Among physician assistant clinicians in IA 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 232 payments — averaging $15.48 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Lilly USA, LLC$472
- AbbVie$424
- Mylan Specialty L.p.$275
- AstraZeneca$253
- Amgen$235
- Johnson & Johnson$213
- plus $2K from 28 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,592100%
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.
How this compares
$3,592 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 1,140 physician assistant providers in Iowa.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 24 | $7,878 |
| Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl | 28 | $637 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 54 | $407 |
| Topiramate | 14 | $356 |
| Carvedilol | 19 | $309 |
| Gabapentin | 17 | $235 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 41 | $228 |
| Omeprazole | 27 | $217 |
| Benazepril Hcl | 11 | $62 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 22 | $59 |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | 11 | $52 |
| Furosemide | 14 | $42 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | 18 | $29 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & JohnsonXarelto | $213 | $7,87824 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 1,140 physician assistant providers in Iowa.
Other physician assistant in Council Bluffs
- Sara RygolCouncil Bluffs$11K
- Joyce VacekCouncil Bluffs$7K
- Theresa MacdissiCouncil Bluffs$7K
- Amanda LynnCouncil Bluffs$6K
- Holly BaumannCouncil Bluffs$5K
- Quinn SchulteCouncil Bluffs$5K
- Jayson GesulgaUrbandale$878K
- Laurie ClairJohnston$293K
- Katherine LemAmes$224K
- Laura CunninghamWest Des Moines$128K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.