Abigail Giesler
Family Medicine · Lincoln, NENPI 1598229494
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 137 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 29 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 24.4% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $1,328 and has fallen 98.9% since, to $15 in 2023.
Across 137 payments — averaging $14.52 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$486
- Amgen$206
- AstraZeneca$168
- Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.$167
- Lilly USA, LLC$152
- Novo Nordisk$82
- plus $729 from 23 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,990100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie | 32 | $486 |
| Amgen | 14 | $206 |
| AstraZeneca | 8 | $168 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 14 | $167 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 16 | $152 |
| Novo Nordisk | 5 | $82 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 5 | $79 |
| Organon | 2 | $70 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 5 | $60 |
| Pfizer | 4 | $55 |
| Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | 3 | $50 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $49 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 4 | $47 |
| Bayer | 3 | $40 |
| Biogen | 2 | $32 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 2 | $29 |
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | 2 | $26 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 2 | $23 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 1 | $20 |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc | 1 | $17 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $15 |
| GSK | 1 | $15 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Eisai Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Merck | 1 | $14 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $14 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 1 | $13 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$1,990 in reported general payments places this provider in the 75th percentile of 981 family medicine providers in Nebraska.
Other family medicine in Lincoln
- Michael IsraelLincoln$375K
- Randy KohlLincoln$67K
- Matthew GlennLincoln$17K
- Uma NookaLincoln$12K
- Kylie ParshallLincoln$12K
- Michael HuffmanLincoln$11K
- Gary van ErtLincoln$10K
- Kelly PierceLincoln$10K
- Charles KreshelLincoln$10K
- Mark ButlerLincoln$8K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.