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Official source Data mirrored from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Open Payments · General Payments · as published 2026-01-23 View official record Methodology

Covered recipient · General Payments record

WILLIAM B COTTON

Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers Physician Assistant

NPI
1891802039
CMS profile
10517563
Location
FAYETTEVILLE, NC

General Payments · PY2021–2024

$6,861.18

  • Reported across 311 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$1,534.21

62 records · 0 disputed

Financial relationships do not necessarily indicate an improper relationship; the data is open to interpretation.

How these totals are calculated
  • The total is the sum of the General Payments records CMS published for the labeled program year(s), exactly as published. Nothing is estimated, weighted, or combined across categories.
  • General Payments only. Research and Ownership/Investment are separate datasets and are never summed with these figures; amounts are kept separate per program year.
  • Featured-page threshold (a presentation gate, not a judgment): records>=3 OR total>=100 (all years).
  • Methodology & Data — sourcing, labeling, and limitations.

Related groups: Physician Assistant NC All categories

By nature of payment

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Food and Beverage $1,534.21 62

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $287.99 8
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $243.93 7
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $160.15 4
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION $146.78 9
SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC. $125.01 1
PFIZER INC. $113.03 7
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $81.88 5
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. $75.66 3
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $68.81 5
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation $68.25 4
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. $63.03 3
Amgen Inc. $30.06 2
Endologix LLC $21.44 1
Novo Nordisk AS $19.32 1
Medtronic, Inc. $15.43 1
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $13.44 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2021 $2,226.65 95
PY2022 $1,292.35 77
PY2023 $1,807.97 77
PY2024 $1,534.21 62

Payment records · PY2024 (62)

Sorted by paying entity, then date · as published by CMS

Program year 2024 202120222023 Record-level detail is published for PY2024; earlier years are summarised in “By program year”.
Paying entity Amount Date Nature of payment Dispute status Published Record ID Source
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. $25.02 02/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078897185 CMS
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. $28.28 08/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078897189 CMS
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. $22.36 11/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078897175 CMS
Amgen Inc. $16.74 03/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117229764 CMS
Amgen Inc. $13.32 05/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117229766 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $15.60 02/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118221695 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $17.10 03/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118221699 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $121.62 04/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118221719 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $21.85 06/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118221707 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $20.51 09/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118221703 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $23.82 10/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118221715 CMS
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $23.43 11/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1118221711 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $19.71 04/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101430973 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $14.30 06/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101431001 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $16.04 07/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101431003 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $15.84 09/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101431025 CMS
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $15.99 11/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101431039 CMS
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $13.44 10/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138853828 CMS
Endologix LLC $21.44 08/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1116752540 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $13.94 01/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078075224 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $107.15 02/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078074982 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $16.43 03/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078074992 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $90.65 03/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078075190 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $14.99 04/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078075192 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $15.28 05/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078075088 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $14.98 08/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078074978 CMS
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $14.57 09/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078075174 CMS
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. $22.66 07/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1152389595 CMS
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. $20.56 10/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1152389597 CMS
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. $19.81 11/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1152389593 CMS
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $125.00 02/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1081695289 CMS
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $0.33 03/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1081695283 CMS
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $10.03 03/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1081695285 CMS
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $24.79 06/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1081695287 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $15.43 12/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117007590 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $18.79 01/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141937741 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $16.92 07/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141759466 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $16.27 09/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141759464 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $16.27 10/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141951755 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $13.47 02/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086718725 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $17.32 03/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086718727 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $17.20 04/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086718729 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $17.63 05/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086718733 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $21.08 07/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086718735 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $14.42 08/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086718737 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $19.92 09/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086718741 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $13.64 10/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086718739 CMS
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $12.10 11/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1086718743 CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc $19.32 10/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1100266778 CMS
PFIZER INC. $15.14 01/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1130966023 CMS
PFIZER INC. $14.00 02/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131038348 CMS
PFIZER INC. $19.80 03/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131282132 CMS
PFIZER INC. $13.40 05/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131519947 CMS
PFIZER INC. $15.06 06/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131613314 CMS
PFIZER INC. $17.95 09/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131925510 CMS
PFIZER INC. $17.68 11/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131128861 CMS
SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC. $125.01 03/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132262893 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $3.77 04/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1080716325 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $20.70 04/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1080716349 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $16.56 08/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1080716661 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $24.78 10/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1080716873 CMS
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $3.00 12/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1080717031 CMS

Source & provenance

Dataset
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
Publisher of source data
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS publication date
2026-01-23
Program years on this page
2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2021 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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