Christine Garcia
Nurse Practitioner · Fredericksburg, VANPI 1639658875
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 98.8% of the total across 279 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 41.2% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $2,254 and has fallen 98.4% since, to $36 in 2024. Among nurse practitioner clinicians in VA 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 279 payments — averaging $15.65 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$2K
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$639
- Johnson & Johnson$334
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$296
- Gilead$228
- QOL Medical, LLC$181
- plus $889 from 10 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$4,31299%
- Education$531%
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 | 123 | $1,799 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 58 | $639 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 16 | $334 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 17 | $296 |
| Gilead | 9 | $228 |
| QOL Medical, LLC | 9 | $181 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 9 | $160 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 7 | $129 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 7 | $126 |
| Sanofi | 5 | $117 |
| Pfizer | 5 | $112 |
| Ardelyx, Inc. | 6 | $103 |
| Merck | 4 | $67 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 2 | $33 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc. | 1 | $18 |
How this compares
$4,365 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 2,166 nurse practitioner providers in Virginia.
Other nurse practitioner in Fredericksburg
- Samantha FranzFredericksburg$14K
- Tiffany HumphriesFredericksburg$14K
- Samantha FoxGate City$207K
- Mikel GrayCharlottesville$174K
- Kevin BrigleRichmond$166K
- Denese GomesRichmond$126K
- Ashley CarmenAlexandria$99K
- Rachel AndersonCharlottesville$90K
- Megan FrancisArlington$81K
- Elizabeth WilletteNorfolk$58K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.