Brigid Buckman
Adult Health · Louisville, KYNPI 1124356811
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 91 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 23 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 36.6% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $640 and has fallen 70.2% since, to $191 in 2025.
Across 91 payments — averaging $17.49 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$583
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$192
- Abbott$136
- Boston Scientific$94
- Amgen$78
- Almatica Pharma LLC$72
- plus $437 from 17 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,592100%
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(2 entities) | 31 | $583 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 11 | $192 |
| Abbott | 8 | $136 |
| Boston Scientific | 6 | $94 |
| Amgen | 5 | $78 |
| Almatica Pharma LLC | 3 | $72 |
| Pfizer | 5 | $72 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 5 | $69 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 3 | $38 |
| Vertex | 1 | $34 |
| Lundbeck LLC | 1 | $23 |
| Valinor Pharma, LLC | 1 | $23 |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| MML US, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Si-bone, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Tonix Medicines, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| USWM, LLC | 1 | $16 |
| Tersera Therapeutics LLC | 1 | $15 |
| Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Nevro Corp. | 1 | $14 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $14 |
| Biodelivery Sciences International, Inc. | 1 | $11 |
How this compares
$1,592 in reported general payments places this provider in the 70th percentile of 170 adult health providers in Kentucky.
Other adult health in Louisville
- Stephanie FlaspoehlerLouisville$174K
- Heidi GalloLouisville$15K
- Karen EastridgeLouisville$10K
- Barbara CarpenterLouisville$8K
- Loren GarzaLouisville$6K
- Kelly MikeLouisville$4K
- Layla Al-ShamiLouisville$3K
- Brittany McWhorterLouisville$3K
- Lahoma PratherLouisville$2K
- William NapierLouisville$2K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.