April Mela
Medical · Melbourne, FLNPI 1215274808
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 183 payments — averaging $17.24 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novo Nordisk$618
- Lilly USA, LLC$298
- GSK$246
- Bayer$218
- AbbVie$216
- Johnson & Johnson$182
- plus $1K from 25 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,154100%
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 | 47 | $618 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 18 | $298 |
| GSK | 15 | $246 |
| Bayer | 10 | $218 |
| AbbVie | 13 | $216 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 12 | $182 |
| AstraZeneca | 9 | $149 |
| Pfizer | 10 | $148 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 7 | $146 |
| Exact Sciences | 5 | $138 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 5 | $110 |
| Novartis | 4 | $88 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $82 |
| Abbott | 3 | $73 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 3 | $58 |
| Corcept Therapeutics | 2 | $46 |
| Amgen | 2 | $40 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 2 | $36 |
| Eisai Inc. | 2 | $33 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 1 | $30 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $22 |
| Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 2 | $19 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Almatica Pharma LLC | 1 | $17 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 1 | $16 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $16 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 1 | $14 |
| Merck | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$3,154 in reported general payments places this provider in the 75th percentile of 2,031 medical providers in Florida.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| OzempicSemaglutide | 134 | $136,780 |
| ProliaDenosumab | 19 | $32,346 |
| EliquisApixaban | 34 | $31,845 |
| RybelsusSemaglutide | 16 | $22,205 |
| TrulicityDulaglutide | 22 | $20,692 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 25 | $18,951 |
| Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 11 | $13,319 |
| SymbicortBudesonide/Formoterol Fumarate | 13 | $3,379 |
| Gabapentin | 181 | $2,945 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 230 | $2,832 |
| Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 18 | $2,489 |
| Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate | 98 | $2,482 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 228 | $2,017 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 219 | $1,742 |
| SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium | 21 | $1,720 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novo NordiskOzempic, Rybelsus | $618 | $158,984150 claims |
| AmgenProlia | $40 | $32,34619 claims |
| PfizerEliquis | $148 | $31,84534 claims |
| Lilly USA, LLCTrulicity | $298 | $20,69222 claims |
| Johnson & JohnsonXarelto | $182 | $18,95125 claims |
| GSKTrelegy Ellipta | $246 | $13,31911 claims |
| AstraZenecaSymbicort | $149 | $3,37913 claims |
| AbbVieSynthroid | $216 | $1,72021 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 75th percentile of 2,031 medical providers in Florida.
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- Jihan RamadanWellington$238K
- Ilanit SamuelsMiami$211K
- Erin DouceyWinter Haven$202K
- Kathleen TrummerWellington$166K
- Sandra SnyderTampa$156K
- Francine PhillipsLand O Lakes$145K
- Chelsie FerrellDeland$132K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.