Bessie Christensen, CRNA
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered · Louisville, KYNPI 1982655080
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 483 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 16 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 57.1% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $2,125, 2.5 times the $840 reported in 2021. Among nurse anesthetist, certified registered clinicians in KY with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 483 payments — averaging $14.25 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$4K
- Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$663
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$538
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$479
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$329
- Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc$235
- plus $711 from 10 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$6,883100%
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 | 314 | $3,928 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 42 | $663 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 24 | $538 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 29 | $479 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 17 | $329 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 15 | $235 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 14 | $214 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 12 | $194 |
| Braintree Laboratories, Inc. | 5 | $95 |
| Mauna Kea Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $53 |
| Celltrion USA Inc. | 2 | $32 |
| Redhill Biopharma Inc. | 2 | $32 |
| Acacia Pharma Inc | 3 | $30 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $30 |
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Axonics, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
How this compares
$6,883 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 1,053 nurse anesthetist, certified registered providers in Kentucky.
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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.
Other nurse anesthetist, certified registered in Louisville
- Desiree ChappellLouisville$120K
- Steven GarvinLouisville$22K
- Jennifer Harpe-BatesLouisville$10K
- Zohn CentimoleLouisville$7K
- Jana BrewerLouisville$6K
- Jennifer GiudiceLouisville$5K
- Christina RoachLouisville$5K
- Lisa MaherLouisville$4K
- Stephen EdelenLouisville$4K
- Kimberly PenningtonLouisville$4K
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.