Carl Brinkman
Medical · Asheville, NCNPI 1619934700
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 268 payments — averaging $18.96 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$1K
- Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.$960
- Abbott$758
- Forte Bio-pharma LLC$750
- Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.$400
- Biodelivery Sciences International, Inc.$177
- plus $779 from 15 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$5,061100%
- Education$210%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 80 | $1,258 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 54 | $960 |
| Abbott | 12 | $758 |
| Forte Bio-pharma LLC | 30 | $750 |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 23 | $400 |
| Biodelivery Sciences International, Inc. | 17 | $177 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 16 | $154 |
| Amgen | 8 | $119 |
| USWM, LLC | 4 | $70 |
| Virtus Pharmaceuticals LLC | 3 | $62 |
| Medtronic | 2 | $58 |
| MDD US Operations, LLC | 4 | $56 |
| Vertex | 3 | $48 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | 2 | $39 |
| GRT US Holding, Inc. | 2 | $37 |
| Tonix Medicines, Inc. | 2 | $35 |
| Redhill Biopharma Inc. | 2 | $27 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 1 | $23 |
| Protega Pharmaceutials Inc | 1 | $22 |
| Bioventus LLC | 1 | $16 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $14 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
How this compares
$5,082 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 878 medical providers in North Carolina.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Xtampza ErOxycodone Myristate | 127 | $81,445 |
| RelistorMethylnaltrexone Bromide | 34 | $80,312 |
| BelbucaBuprenorphine Hcl | 91 | $70,537 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 2,044 | $63,300 |
| OxycontinOxycodone Hcl | 52 | $40,580 |
| Nucynta ErTapentadol Hcl | 28 | $30,999 |
| ProlateOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 13 | $30,956 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 707 | $22,330 |
| Buprenorphine | 67 | $18,157 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 806 | $15,349 |
| Tramadol Hcl ErTramadol Hcl | 232 | $15,321 |
| Morphine Sulfate ErMorphine Sulfate | 531 | $12,471 |
| MovantikNaloxegol Oxalate | 29 | $11,482 |
| ZtlidoLidocaine | 15 | $11,164 |
| Lidocaine | 78 | $9,725 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.Xtampza Er, Belbuca, Nucynta Er | $960 | $182,981246 claims |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLCRelistor | $1,258 | $80,31234 claims |
| Forte Bio-pharma LLCProlate | $750 | $30,95613 claims |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USABuprenorphine, Morphine Sulfate | $39 | $21,138181 claims |
| Redhill Biopharma Inc.Movantik | $27 | $11,48229 claims |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.Ztlido | $400 | $11,16415 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 85th percentile of 878 medical providers in North Carolina.
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- David TaylorMorehead City$40K
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Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.