Ali Jessee, DO
Emergency Medicine · Benton, KYNPI 1396922118
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 33 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 17 manufacturers reported payments, led by Novo Nordisk at 32.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $198 and has fallen 57.6% since, to $84 in 2023. Among emergency medicine clinicians in KY 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 33 payments — averaging $15.50 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novo Nordisk$164
- Pfizer$63
- Lilly USA, LLC$32
- Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.$29
- AstraZeneca$26
- Medtronic$25
- plus $173 from 11 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$512100%
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 | 11 | $164 |
| Pfizer | 4 | $63 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 2 | $32 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 2 | $29 |
| AstraZeneca | 2 | $26 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $25 |
| GSK | 1 | $21 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Bayer | 1 | $18 |
| Neurelis, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $17 |
| Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 1 | $13 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 1 | $12 |
| Amgen | 1 | $12 |
How this compares
$512 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 717 emergency medicine providers in Kentucky.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Cefdinir | 33 | $580 |
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 21 | $210 |
| Losartan Potassium | 15 | $144 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 16 | $135 |
| Omeprazole | 21 | $93 |
| Methylprednisolone | 23 | $91 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 30 | $83 |
| Prednisone | 18 | $77 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 11 | $70 |
| Lisinopril | 12 | $64 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 26 | $49 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other emergency medicine in Benton
- James MooreLexington$184K
- Ryan StantonLexington$83K
- Paul HesterDanville$57K
- Sameer DesaiLexington$24K
- Christopher ReynoldsPikeville$22K
- Adam RossLouisville$22K
- Andrew WilsonLexington$16K
- Ryan PowellLexington$12K
- Burton BrooksBowling Green$11K
- Douglas SmithLexington$11K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.