William Lacorte
Geriatric Medicine · Metairie, LANPI 1619065497
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 53 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 22 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 13.4% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $640 and has fallen 81.9% since, to $116 in 2023. Among geriatric medicine clinicians in LA 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 53 payments — averaging $24.86 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Lilly USA, LLC$177
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$133
- Urovant Sciences Inc$130
- Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$129
- Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.$125
- Cardinal Health 200 LLC$114
- plus $510 from 16 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,318100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lilly USA, LLC | 10 | $177 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 8 | $133 |
| Urovant Sciences Inc | 5 | $130 |
| Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $129 |
| Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $125 |
| Cardinal Health 200 LLC | 2 | $114 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $109 |
| Novartis | 5 | $87 |
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $56 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 2 | $33 |
| Novo Nordisk | 2 | $30 |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| AbbVie | 2 | $25 |
| Smith+Nephew | 2 | $24 |
| Biogen | 1 | $19 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Nabriva Therapeutics, PLC | 1 | $15 |
| Almatica Pharma LLC | 1 | $15 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Bayer | 1 | $14 |
| KCI USA, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | 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.
How this compares
$1,318 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 40 geriatric medicine providers in Louisiana.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| EliquisApixaban | 226 | $84,881 |
| JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate | 95 | $40,265 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 24 | $9,422 |
| Potassium Chloride | 164 | $6,729 |
| MyrbetriqMirabegron | 19 | $5,395 |
| TradjentaLinagliptin | 14 | $4,743 |
| Levetiracetam | 75 | $4,019 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 267 | $3,132 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 113 | $2,815 |
| Olanzapine | 114 | $2,733 |
| Lidocaine | 14 | $2,381 |
| Megestrol Acetate | 35 | $1,717 |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | 90 | $1,624 |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | 127 | $1,602 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | 80 | $1,499 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lilly USA, LLCOlanzapine | $177 | $2,733114 claims |
| Novo NordiskNovolog | $30 | $1,13811 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 40 geriatric medicine providers in Louisiana.
Other geriatric medicine in Metairie
- Amy DevineMetairie$2K
- Melanie ToupsMetairie$278
- Ramiro NaviaMetairie$132
- Latrice RobertsRayville$6K
- Samuel AbshireHaynesville$3K
- Charles HaddadSlidell$794
- Abir AbdoHammond$765
- Fadi Abu-FarsakhNew Orleans$534
- Mariam AhmedKenner$497
- Jay St JohnNew Orleans$350
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.