Whitney Hicks
Physician Assistant · Henderson, NCNPI 1467090787
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 184 payments — averaging $16.70 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novo Nordisk$775
- Lilly USA, LLC$395
- Pfizer$269
- Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC$260
- GSK$175
- AbbVie$148
- plus $1K from 34 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,073100%
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 | 53 | $775 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 24 | $395 |
| Pfizer | 16 | $269 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 13 | $260 |
| GSK | 10 | $175 |
| AbbVie | 9 | $148 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 5 | $122 |
| AstraZeneca | 5 | $66 |
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | 3 | $65 |
| Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | 4 | $63 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 4 | $56 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 3 | $48 |
| Bayer | 2 | $43 |
| Organon | 2 | $43 |
| Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $40 |
| Exact Sciences | 2 | $36 |
| Amgen | 2 | $36 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 2 | $34 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 2 | $28 |
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | 1 | $27 |
| Teleflex LLC | 1 | $27 |
| Corium, LLC | 1 | $23 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 1 | $22 |
| Mylan Specialty L.p. | 1 | $22 |
| Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 1 | $20 |
| Gilead | 1 | $20 |
| Seqirus USA Inc | 1 | $19 |
| Scynexis, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Verona Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Philips North America LLC | 1 | $15 |
| Cranial Technologies, Inc | 1 | $15 |
| Merck | 1 | $14 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | 1 | $13 |
| Eyevance Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $13 |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc. | 1 | $12 |
| Alkermes, Inc. | 1 | $11 |
| Cequr Corporation | 1 | $10 |
How this compares
$3,073 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 7,441 physician assistant providers in North Carolina.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 12 | $8,993 |
| Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 12 | $1,054 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 55 | $535 |
| Omeprazole | 28 | $466 |
| Metformin Hcl | 49 | $400 |
| Gabapentin | 26 | $360 |
| Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate | 11 | $348 |
| Losartan Potassium | 27 | $327 |
| ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl | 12 | $286 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 36 | $181 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 13 | $169 |
| Lisinopril | 26 | $142 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 17 | $138 |
| Oxybutynin Chloride ErOxybutynin Chloride | 12 | $110 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 20 | $92 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance | $28 | $8,99312 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 85th percentile of 7,441 physician assistant providers in North Carolina.
Other physician assistant in Henderson
- Jo HughesGreensboro$814K
- Rachel HolzhauerCharlotte$739K
- Amber BlairCharlotte$551K
- Benjamin EpsteinDavidson$447K
- Rebecca KrausDavidson$425K
- Brooke JonesGoldsboro$259K
- Philip ReasbeckWilson$180K
- Katherine SchultzHuntersville$164K
- Kristin CabedaCharlotte$135K
- Jay ClarkeArden$133K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.