Whitney Thompson
Physician Assistant · Grafton, NDNPI 1841732864
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 95 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 23 manufacturers reported payments, led by Amgen at 24.8% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $514 and has fallen 55.8% since, to $227 in 2025.
Across 95 payments — averaging $16.60 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Amgen$391
- Novo Nordisk$231
- AbbVie$194
- Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC$92
- Pfizer$83
- Astellas Pharma US Inc$76
- plus $511 from 17 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,577100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amgen | 23 | $391 |
| Novo Nordisk | 14 | $231 |
| AbbVie | 12 | $194 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 6 | $92 |
| Pfizer | 5 | $83 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 5 | $76 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 5 | $72 |
| Mylan Specialty L.p. | 4 | $66 |
| Organogenesis Inc. | 2 | $61 |
| Bayer | 3 | $52 |
| Merck | 2 | $38 |
| Eisai Inc. | 2 | $37 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 2 | $24 |
| Novartis | 1 | $23 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 1 | $18 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $16 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 1 | $16 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 1 | $16 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| GSK | 1 | $14 |
| ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-cellular Therapies, Inc.) | 1 | $14 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Incyte Corporation | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$1,577 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 355 physician assistant providers in North Dakota.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Cephalexin | 15 | $109 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 12 | $97 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 11 | $68 |
| Azithromycin | 14 | $63 |
| Prednisone | 11 | $24 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other physician assistant in Grafton
- Rebecca BeyerGrafton$2K
- Hannah SmallBismarck$10K
- Cristy BrosowskeFargo$8K
- Seth EvertMinot$7K
- Micheal HenkeBismarck$6K
- Sommer WamsleyBismarck$5K
- Burton MollmanBismarck$5K
- Brooke ArndorferBismarck$5K
- Annette LarsonGrand Forks$5K
- Matthew HockertFargo$5K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.